$606 ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $510
- 2016: $628
- 2021: $606
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Telegraph Point · Urban Centre
Income in Telegraph Point
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings are notably low in Telegraph Point, where the typical family earns $1,375. This is well below the national and state figures, though most households have seen their incomes rise since 2011. It is an area where a high proportion of people live on modest budgets compared to the rest of the country.
$1,192
▲ +59.8%
- $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 Telegraph Point — lower than 57% of areas.
| Telegraph Point | $1,192 |
|---|---|
| 2441, NSW | $1,123 |
| New South Wales | $1,829 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,192 a week, which is well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal weekly incomes are also lower than most areas at $606, though this has risen by $96 since 2011.
$1,192 ▲ +59.8%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $746
- 2016: $1,303
- 2021: $1,192
Median total household income per week.
$1,375 ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,142
- 2016: $1,437
- 2021: $1,375
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 8.6% of households making $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. Most of the community falls into the lower brackets, with nearly 40% of people earning under $650 a week.
2.4%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.6%
Lower than 62% 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 Telegraph Point, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 45%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and Under $650 (14%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Telegraph Point, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
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 Telegraph Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122130/telegraph-point/topic/income