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 Alstonville, accounting for 11% (275 households). This share was higher than Ballina (A) (10.4%).

Section overview

Weekly household income

Alstonville - Total households (Enumerated)

This table summarises household income for Alstonville in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Ballina (A).

Chart view

Weekly household income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Alstonville, with comparison markers for Ballina (A).

Alstonville
Ballina (A)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

31

% of total

1.2%

1 To 149

2021 count

19

% of total

0.8%

150 To 299

2021 count

25

% of total

1.0%

300 To 399

2021 count

48

% of total

1.9%

400 To 499

2021 count

229

% of total

9.1%

500 To 649

2021 count

170

% of total

6.8%

650 To 799

2021 count

208

% of total

8.3%

800 To 999

2021 count

181

% of total

7.2%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

214

% of total

8.5%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

234

% of total

9.3%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

151

% of total

6.0%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

137

% of total

5.5%

2000 To 2499

2021 count

275

% of total

11.0%

2500 To 2999

2021 count

135

% of total

5.4%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

103

% of total

4.1%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

58

% of total

2.3%

4000 To 4499

2021 count

34

% of total

1.4%

4500 To 4999

2021 count

39

% of total

1.6%

5000 To 5999

2021 count

32

% of total

1.3%

6000 To 7999

2021 count

29

% of total

1.2%

8000 Or More

2021 count

11

% of total

0.4%

Not stated

2021 count

141

% of total

5.6%

Data table

Household income for Alstonville. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Ballina (A).

Household income for Alstonville. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Ballina (A).
Household income for Alstonville. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Ballina (A).
Category2021 count2021 %Ballina (A) %
Negative Nil Income311.2%1.4%
1 To 149190.8%0.8%
150 To 299251.0%1.2%
300 To 399481.9%2.3%
400 To 4992299.1%6.9%
500 To 6491706.8%5.7%
650 To 7992088.3%7.3%
800 To 9991817.2%7.5%
1000 To 12492148.5%7.9%
1250 To 14992349.3%7.8%
1500 To 17491516.0%5.5%
1750 To 19991375.5%5.3%
2000 To 249927511.0%10.4%
2500 To 29991355.4%6.5%
3000 To 34991034.1%5.1%
3500 To 3999582.3%3.0%
4000 To 4499341.4%1.6%
4500 To 4999391.6%2.7%
5000 To 5999321.3%1.8%
6000 To 7999291.2%1.4%
8000 Or More110.4%0.7%
Not stated1415.6%7.2%
Total2,504100.0%100.0%