$557 ▲ +28.0%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $435
- 2016: $615
- 2021: $557
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Moruya · Urban Centre
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over half of all people in Moruya earn under $650 a week, marking it as an area where incomes are generally low. While typical weekly earnings have risen since 2011, the gap between this town and the rest of the state remains very large.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Moruya — lower than 74% of areas.
| Moruya | $1,026 |
|---|---|
| 2537, NSW | $1,222 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,026, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal earnings are also well below the national figure, with the usual person earning $557 a week.
$557 ▲ +28.0%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,026 ▲ +29.4%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,351 ▲ +40.4%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 7.2% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the 25.2% seen across New South Wales. This is mirrored in personal pay, where only 3.1% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
3.1%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.2%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Moruya, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (27%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%).
In Moruya, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Moruya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115106/moruya/topic/income