$743 ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $598
- 2016: $567
- 2021: $743
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Brunswick Heads · Urban Centre
Income in Brunswick Heads
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 40% of people in Brunswick Heads earn less than $650 a week. While typical family and personal incomes are higher than in most similar areas, they still sit a little below the national figures.
$1,302
▼ -20.4%
- $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 Brunswick Heads — higher than 53% of areas.
| Brunswick Heads | $1,302 |
|---|---|
| 2483, NSW | $1,442 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,790, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the national figure of $2,120. Typical weekly household income is $1,302, which is well below the Australian average and has fallen by $333 since 2011.
$1,302 ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,635
- 2016: $1,080
- 2021: $1,302
Median total household income per week.
$1,790 ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,747
- 2016: $1,362
- 2021: $1,790
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are few here; only 12.9% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 22.6%. Meanwhile, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more weekly has fallen by 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
8.0%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.9%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Brunswick Heads splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Brunswick Heads, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
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 Brunswick Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115029/brunswick-heads/topic/income