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 Mount Druitt, accounting for 12.2% (628 households). This share was lower than Blacktown (C) (12.8%).

Section overview

Weekly household income

Mount Druitt - Total households (Enumerated)

This table summarises household income for Mount Druitt in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Blacktown (C).

Chart view

Weekly household income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Mount Druitt, with comparison markers for Blacktown (C).

Mount Druitt
Blacktown (C)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

102

% of total

2.0%

1 To 149

2021 count

29

% of total

0.6%

150 To 299

2021 count

55

% of total

1.1%

300 To 399

2021 count

128

% of total

2.5%

400 To 499

2021 count

252

% of total

4.9%

500 To 649

2021 count

231

% of total

4.5%

650 To 799

2021 count

319

% of total

6.2%

800 To 999

2021 count

384

% of total

7.5%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

457

% of total

8.9%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

467

% of total

9.1%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

388

% of total

7.5%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

301

% of total

5.8%

2000 To 2499

2021 count

628

% of total

12.2%

2500 To 2999

2021 count

369

% of total

7.2%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

250

% of total

4.9%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

134

% of total

2.6%

4000 To 4499

2021 count

79

% of total

1.5%

4500 To 4999

2021 count

80

% of total

1.6%

5000 To 5999

2021 count

74

% of total

1.4%

6000 To 7999

2021 count

34

% of total

0.7%

8000 Or More

2021 count

12

% of total

0.2%

Not stated

2021 count

373

% of total

7.2%

Data table

Household income for Mount Druitt. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Blacktown (C).

Household income for Mount Druitt. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Blacktown (C).
Household income for Mount Druitt. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Blacktown (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Blacktown (C) %
Negative Nil Income1022.0%1.7%
1 To 149290.6%0.5%
150 To 299551.1%1.0%
300 To 3991282.5%1.9%
400 To 4992524.9%4.1%
500 To 6492314.5%2.8%
650 To 7993196.2%4.5%
800 To 9993847.5%4.7%
1000 To 12494578.9%5.8%
1250 To 14994679.1%6.5%
1500 To 17493887.5%5.5%
1750 To 19993015.8%5.4%
2000 To 249962812.2%12.8%
2500 To 29993697.2%9.2%
3000 To 34992504.9%8.3%
3500 To 39991342.6%5.6%
4000 To 4499791.5%3.4%
4500 To 4999801.6%4.3%
5000 To 5999741.4%3.3%
6000 To 7999340.7%2.3%
8000 Or More120.2%0.5%
Not stated3737.2%6.1%
Total5,146100.0%100.0%