$475 ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $544
- 2016: $871
- 2021: $475
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Peak Hill · Urban Centre
Income in Peak Hill
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of just $884 makes Peak Hill a low-earning area. It sits far below the New South Wales figure of $1,829 and the national average, with earnings generally sliding since 2011.
$884
▼ -6.6%
- $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 Peak Hill — lower than 88% of areas.
| Peak Hill | $884 |
|---|---|
| 2869, NSW | $1,056 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly family income is much lower than most areas at $1,158, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. This follows a downward trend, with typical personal incomes falling $69 since 2011 to reach $475.
$884 ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $946
- 2016: $2,176
- 2021: $884
Median total household income per week.
$1,158 ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,177
- 2016: $2,312
- 2021: $1,158
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 4.7% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, far below the 25.2% seen across New South Wales. Over half of all people in the area earn less than $650 a week.
5.3%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.7%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Peak Hill splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (39%) and Under $650 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Peak Hill, Under $650 is the majority at 60%; $650–$1,499 is next at 27%.
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 Peak Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121094/peak-hill/topic/income