$470 ▼ -30.8%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $679
- 2016: $488
- 2021: $470
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Nimbin · Urban Centre
Income in Nimbin
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over half of all households in Nimbin earn less than $650 a week. This makes it an area with very low incomes, where typical weekly pay for families and individuals has fallen since 2011 and remains far below state and national figures.
$658
▼ -47.9%
- $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 Nimbin — lower than 99% of areas.
| Nimbin | $658 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | $1,326 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income is $658 a week, which is among the lowest for areas of this size and far below the New South Wales figure of $1,829. Weekly family income is also far below the national average at $1,125, having fallen by $783 since 2011.
$658 ▼ -47.9%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,263
- 2016: $972
- 2021: $658
Median total household income per week.
$1,125 ▼ -41.0%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,908
- 2016: $1,158
- 2021: $1,125
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 1.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 25.2%. This is consistent with personal income trends, as the share of people earning $2,000 or more a week fell to 2.9% by 2021.
2.9%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
1.6%
Lower than 95% 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 Nimbin, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Nimbin, Under $650 is the majority at 70%; $650–$1,499 is next at 22%.
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 Nimbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122098/nimbin/topic/income