$520 ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $593
- 2016: $501
- 2021: $520
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Hastings Point · Urban Centre
Income in Hastings Point
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Hastings Point have dropped significantly over the last decade, leaving many residents with a much lower income than the national average. The typical household now brings in just $744 a week, creating a community where very few people earn high salaries compared to the rest of the state.
$744
▼ -49.1%
- $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 Hastings Point — lower than 99% of areas.
| Hastings Point | $744 |
|---|---|
| 2489, NSW | $1,430 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $744, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Personal earnings have also fallen since 2011, with the typical person now earning $520 a week, well below the Australian figure of $805.
$744 ▼ -49.1%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,463
- 2016: $874
- 2021: $744
Median total household income per week.
$1,006 ▼ -43.1%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,767
- 2016: $1,098
- 2021: $1,006
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 4.8% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, far below the 25.2% seen across New South Wales. This is a sharp decline from 2011, and nearly 60% of people now earn under $650 a week.
2.6%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.8%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Hastings Point splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (42%) and Under $650 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 15%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Hastings Point, Under $650 is the majority at 67%; $650–$1,499 is next at 26%.
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 Hastings Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121050/hastings-point/topic/income