$652 ▲ +57.5%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $414
- 2016: $485
- 2021: $652
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Gundagai · Urban Centre
Income in Gundagai
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical household in Gundagai earns $1,160 a week, which is well below the national figure. While weekly incomes have risen across the board since 2011, the area remains considerably lower than the state and national averages. This creates a profile where a large number of residents live on more modest budgets.
$1,160
▲ +41.8%
- $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 Gundagai — lower than 60% of areas.
| Gundagai | $1,160 |
|---|---|
| 2722, NSW | $1,327 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly family income is $1,648, which is well below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Personal incomes are also a little below the national average at $652 per week, though this has risen by $238 since 2011.
$1,160 ▲ +41.8%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $818
- 2016: $827
- 2021: $1,160
Median total household income per week.
$1,648 ▲ +45.2%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,135
- 2016: $1,092
- 2021: $1,648
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 4.5% of people making $2,000 or more a week, a figure well below the national average. This is reflected in the household spread, where 25.5% of homes earn under $650 weekly, and only 10.2% earn $3,000 or more.
4.5%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.2%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Gundagai splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 28%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Gundagai, the largest group is Under $650 at 50%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (10%).
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 Gundagai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115073/gundagai/topic/income