$804 ▲ +96.1%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $410
- 2016: $805
- 2021: $804
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cargo · Urban Centre
Income in Cargo
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly typical household incomes in Cargo have jumped by $925 since 2011, reaching $1,702. This is much higher than most similar areas, though the local typical pay remains about the same as the national figure.
$1,702
▲ +119.0%
- $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 Cargo — higher than 76% of areas.
| Cargo | $1,702 |
|---|---|
| 2800, NSW | $1,713 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly family income is $1,906, which is higher than most areas but a little below the New South Wales figure of $2,185. Personal weekly income is $804, about the same as the Australian figure of $805.
$1,702 ▲ +119.0%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $777
- 2016: $1,902
- 2021: $1,702
Median total household income per week.
$1,906 ▲ +116.6%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $880
- 2016: $1,971
- 2021: $1,906
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 earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. Meanwhile, 5.7% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the state and national levels.
5.7%
Lower than 56% 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 →In Cargo, $1,500–$2,999 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 27%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Cargo splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (39%) and Under $650 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 23%.
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 Cargo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122033/cargo/topic/income