Income

Individual income

About this topic

Individual income shows the gross amount of personal income usually received by people aged 15 years and over. It includes wages, salaries, government payments, and other income reported in the Census.

This topic is useful for understanding the distribution of personal incomes across an area, but it is a point-in-time snapshot rather than a measure of wealth. The dollar ranges are presented for the latest Census year only, so quartile-based income topics are better for comparing income profiles over time.

Interpretation notes

  • Total personal income is weekly gross income usually received by people aged 15 years and over.
  • Income is not the same as wealth, and fixed dollar ranges are less reliable for over-time comparison because prices and wages change.

Key insight

In 2021, 300 To 399 was the most common category among residents aged 15 and over in Barkly (R), accounting for 15.4% (733 people). This share was higher than Regional NT (8.2%).

Section overview

Weekly individual income

Barkly (R) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises individual income for Barkly (R) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NT.

Chart view

Weekly individual income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Barkly (R), with comparison markers for Regional NT.

Barkly (R)
Regional NT

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

236

% of total

5.0%

1 To 149

2021 count

137

% of total

2.9%

150 To 299

2021 count

671

% of total

14.1%

300 To 399

2021 count

733

% of total

15.4%

400 To 499

2021 count

472

% of total

9.9%

500 To 649

2021 count

193

% of total

4.1%

650 To 799

2021 count

180

% of total

3.8%

800 To 999

2021 count

241

% of total

5.1%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

326

% of total

6.9%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

232

% of total

4.9%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

186

% of total

3.9%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

154

% of total

3.2%

2000 To 2999

2021 count

257

% of total

5.4%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

40

% of total

0.8%

3500 Or More

2021 count

39

% of total

0.8%

Not Stated

2021 count

648

% of total

13.7%

Data table

Individual income for Barkly (R). Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NT.

Individual income for Barkly (R). Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NT.
Individual income for Barkly (R). Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NT.
Category2021 count2021 %Regional NT %
Negative Nil Income2365.0%5.9%
1 To 1491372.9%5.7%
150 To 29967114.1%16.7%
300 To 39973315.4%8.2%
400 To 4994729.9%5.6%
500 To 6491934.1%4.6%
650 To 7991803.8%4.0%
800 To 9992415.1%5.2%
1000 To 12493266.9%6.8%
1250 To 14992324.9%5.7%
1500 To 17491863.9%5.3%
1750 To 19991543.2%3.9%
2000 To 29992575.4%6.4%
3000 To 3499400.8%1.2%
3500 Or More390.8%1.5%
Not Stated64813.7%13.4%
Total4,745100.0%100.0%