$465 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $504
- 2016: $495
- 2021: $465
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Barraba · Urban Centre
Income in Barraba
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Barraba, where the typical weekly household earns just $747. This is far below the national figure and represents a significant drop from a decade ago.
$747
▼ -21.8%
- $500–$589: 3 areas
- $589–$679: 7 areas
- $679–$768: 58 areas
- $768–$857: 106 areas
- $857–$946: 148 areas
- $946–$1,036: 173 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 163 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 164 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 147 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 135 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 109 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 68 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 83 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 74 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 60 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 46 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 51 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 46 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 40 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 30 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 26 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 21 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 6 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 11 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 4 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 6 areas
- $2,821–$2,911: 6 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 29 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Barraba — lower than 99% of areas.
| Barraba | $747 |
|---|---|
| 2347, NSW | $852 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income has fallen by $208 since 2011 to reach $747, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Similarly, typical weekly personal income is much lower than most areas at $465.
$747 ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $955
- 2016: $970
- 2021: $747
Median total household income per week.
$1,029 ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,127
- 2016: $1,236
- 2021: $1,029
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high incomes here, with only 2.4% of people bringing in $2,000 or more a week. This is far below the 12.5% national figure, and barely changed from 2011 levels.
2.4%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
2.6%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Barraba splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (44%) and Under $650 (40%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 13%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Barraba, Under $650 is the majority at 70%; $650–$1,499 is next at 23%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Barraba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115010/barraba/topic/income