Income

Household income

About this topic

Household income shows the combined gross income reported for households. Because households are the common economic unit for sharing housing and living costs, this topic is widely used in socio-economic analysis.

This topic helps indicate economic resources, but income is not the same as wealth and can be strongly affected by household composition, retirement, and labour force participation. The dollar ranges are shown for the latest Census year only, so household income quartiles are more suitable for comparisons over time.

Interpretation notes

  • Total household income combines gross weekly income reported for the household and is affected by how many people contribute income.
  • Because it is not adjusted for household size or composition, it should not be treated as a direct measure of living standards.

Key insight

In 2021, $2,000 to $2,499 was the most common household-income band among households in Armidale Regional, accounting for 10.6% (1,154 households). This share was higher than Regional NSW (10.3%).

Section overview

Weekly household income

Armidale Regional - Total households (Enumerated)

This table summarises household income for Armidale Regional in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW.

Chart view

Weekly household income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Armidale Regional, with comparison markers for Regional NSW.

Armidale Regional
Regional NSW

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

165

% of total

1.5%

1 To 149

2021 count

89

% of total

0.8%

150 To 299

2021 count

180

% of total

1.7%

300 To 399

2021 count

288

% of total

2.7%

400 To 499

2021 count

738

% of total

6.8%

500 To 649

2021 count

590

% of total

5.4%

650 To 799

2021 count

832

% of total

7.7%

800 To 999

2021 count

812

% of total

7.5%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

844

% of total

7.8%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

852

% of total

7.9%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

646

% of total

6.0%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

648

% of total

6.0%

2000 To 2499

2021 count

1,154

% of total

10.6%

2500 To 2999

2021 count

663

% of total

6.1%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

505

% of total

4.7%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

320

% of total

3.0%

4000 To 4499

2021 count

156

% of total

1.4%

4500 To 4999

2021 count

284

% of total

2.6%

5000 To 5999

2021 count

170

% of total

1.6%

6000 To 7999

2021 count

136

% of total

1.3%

8000 Or More

2021 count

44

% of total

0.4%

Not stated

2021 count

720

% of total

6.6%

Data table

Household income for Armidale Regional. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.

Household income for Armidale Regional. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Household income for Armidale Regional. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Category2021 count2021 %Regional NSW %
Negative Nil Income1651.5%1.7%
1 To 149890.8%0.7%
150 To 2991801.7%1.4%
300 To 3992882.7%2.6%
400 To 4997386.8%7.3%
500 To 6495905.4%5.1%
650 To 7998327.7%7.3%
800 To 9998127.5%7.0%
1000 To 12498447.8%7.7%
1250 To 14998527.9%7.5%
1500 To 17496466.0%5.4%
1750 To 19996486.0%5.3%
2000 To 24991,15410.6%10.3%
2500 To 29996636.1%6.5%
3000 To 34995054.7%5.3%
3500 To 39993203.0%3.2%
4000 To 44991561.4%1.7%
4500 To 49992842.6%2.8%
5000 To 59991701.6%1.8%
6000 To 79991361.3%1.4%
8000 Or More440.4%0.6%
Not stated7206.6%7.4%
Total10,836100.0%100.0%