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 Rooty Hill, accounting for 13.7% (637 households). This share was higher than Blacktown (C) (12.8%).

Section overview

Weekly household income

Rooty Hill - Total households (Enumerated)

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

Chart view

Weekly household income snapshot

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

Rooty Hill
Blacktown (C)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

96

% of total

2.1%

1 To 149

2021 count

22

% of total

0.5%

150 To 299

2021 count

42

% of total

0.9%

300 To 399

2021 count

83

% of total

1.8%

400 To 499

2021 count

199

% of total

4.3%

500 To 649

2021 count

147

% of total

3.2%

650 To 799

2021 count

208

% of total

4.5%

800 To 999

2021 count

223

% of total

4.8%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

283

% of total

6.1%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

336

% of total

7.2%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

265

% of total

5.7%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

254

% of total

5.5%

2000 To 2499

2021 count

637

% of total

13.7%

2500 To 2999

2021 count

471

% of total

10.2%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

345

% of total

7.4%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

232

% of total

5.0%

4000 To 4499

2021 count

150

% of total

3.2%

4500 To 4999

2021 count

108

% of total

2.3%

5000 To 5999

2021 count

123

% of total

2.7%

6000 To 7999

2021 count

73

% of total

1.6%

8000 Or More

2021 count

16

% of total

0.3%

Not stated

2021 count

325

% of total

7.0%

Data table

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

Household income for Rooty Hill. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Blacktown (C).
Household income for Rooty Hill. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Blacktown (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Blacktown (C) %
Negative Nil Income962.1%1.7%
1 To 149220.5%0.5%
150 To 299420.9%1.0%
300 To 399831.8%1.9%
400 To 4991994.3%4.1%
500 To 6491473.2%2.8%
650 To 7992084.5%4.5%
800 To 9992234.8%4.7%
1000 To 12492836.1%5.8%
1250 To 14993367.2%6.5%
1500 To 17492655.7%5.5%
1750 To 19992545.5%5.4%
2000 To 249963713.7%12.8%
2500 To 299947110.2%9.2%
3000 To 34993457.4%8.3%
3500 To 39992325.0%5.6%
4000 To 44991503.2%3.4%
4500 To 49991082.3%4.3%
5000 To 59991232.7%3.3%
6000 To 7999731.6%2.3%
8000 Or More160.3%0.5%
Not stated3257.0%6.1%
Total4,638100.0%100.0%