$881 ▲ +124.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $392
- 2016: $470
- 2021: $881
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wallacia · Urban Centre
Income in Wallacia
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Wallacia are much higher than in most similar areas, though they sit about the same as the New South Wales and national figures. The typical family now earns $2,321 a week, representing a significant jump since 2011.
$1,848
▲ +168.6%
- $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 Wallacia — higher than 82% of areas.
| Wallacia | $1,848 |
|---|---|
| 2745, NSW | $2,498 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,848 a week, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the state average. This is part of a broad climb in earnings; typical personal income rose by $489 since 2011 to reach $881.
$1,848 ▲ +168.6%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $688
- 2016: $807
- 2021: $1,848
Median total household income per week.
$2,321 ▲ +153.1%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $917
- 2016: $1,077
- 2021: $2,321
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners have become much more common, with 24.1% of households now earning $3,000 or more a week, up 21 percentage points since 2011. Similarly, the share of people earning $2,000 or more a week rose 9.3 points to 11.4%, a figure much higher than most similar areas.
11.4%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
24.1%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Wallacia splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (27%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Wallacia splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (38%) and $650–$1,499 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 20%.
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 Wallacia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115150/wallacia/topic/income