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, Negative Nil Income was the most common category among residents aged 15 and over in Parklea, accounting for 8.3% (262 people). This share was lower than Blacktown (C) (12.3%).

Section overview

Weekly individual income

Parklea - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises individual income for Parklea in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Blacktown (C).

Chart view

Weekly individual income snapshot

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

Parklea
Blacktown (C)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

262

% of total

8.3%

1 To 149

2021 count

60

% of total

1.9%

150 To 299

2021 count

79

% of total

2.5%

300 To 399

2021 count

99

% of total

3.1%

400 To 499

2021 count

75

% of total

2.4%

500 To 649

2021 count

96

% of total

3.1%

650 To 799

2021 count

118

% of total

3.8%

800 To 999

2021 count

121

% of total

3.8%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

160

% of total

5.1%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

161

% of total

5.1%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

133

% of total

4.2%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

108

% of total

3.4%

2000 To 2999

2021 count

207

% of total

6.6%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

60

% of total

1.9%

3500 Or More

2021 count

46

% of total

1.5%

Not Stated

2021 count

1,361

% of total

43.3%

Data table

Individual income for Parklea. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Blacktown (C).

Individual income for Parklea. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Blacktown (C).
Individual income for Parklea. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Blacktown (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Blacktown (C) %
Negative Nil Income2628.3%12.3%
1 To 149601.9%2.6%
150 To 299792.5%4.4%
300 To 399993.1%6.8%
400 To 499752.4%6.3%
500 To 649963.1%6.1%
650 To 7991183.8%6.5%
800 To 9991213.8%8.4%
1000 To 12491605.1%10.0%
1250 To 14991615.1%7.7%
1500 To 17491334.2%6.3%
1750 To 19991083.4%4.5%
2000 To 29992076.6%7.7%
3000 To 3499601.9%1.5%
3500 Or More461.5%1.6%
Not Stated1,36143.3%7.1%
Total3,146100.0%100.0%