$861 ▲ +60.6%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $536
- 2016: $593
- 2021: $861
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cowan · Urban Centre
Income in Cowan
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of $2,250 makes Cowan (L) one of the highest earning areas at this level. The suburb has seen a significant jump in wealth, with household incomes rising by $1,125 since 2011. This trend of increasing prosperity is evident across both family and personal earnings.
$2,250
▲ +100.0%
- $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 Cowan — higher than 91% of areas.
| Cowan | $2,250 |
|---|---|
| 2081, NSW | $2,698 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family incomes are $2,513, which is a little above the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Personal weekly incomes are $861, a amount that is much higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure.
$2,250 ▲ +100.0%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,125
- 2016: $956
- 2021: $2,250
Median total household income per week.
$2,513 ▲ +79.0%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,404
- 2016: $1,335
- 2021: $2,513
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 30.7% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, which is well above the national figure of 22.6%. This is a sharp increase from 2011, when only 6.4% of households earned at this level.
17.0%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
30.7%
Higher 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 →In Cowan, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 32%, followed by $650–$1,499 (23%) and $4,000 or more (20%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cowan, the largest group is Under $650 at 42%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%).
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 Cowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121025/cowan/topic/income