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 Ropes Crossing, accounting for 12.4% (627 people). This share was similar to Blacktown (C) (12.3%).

Section overview

Weekly individual income

Ropes Crossing - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

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

Chart view

Weekly individual income snapshot

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

Ropes Crossing
Blacktown (C)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

627

% of total

12.4%

1 To 149

2021 count

110

% of total

2.2%

150 To 299

2021 count

171

% of total

3.4%

300 To 399

2021 count

240

% of total

4.8%

400 To 499

2021 count

254

% of total

5.0%

500 To 649

2021 count

233

% of total

4.6%

650 To 799

2021 count

362

% of total

7.2%

800 To 999

2021 count

493

% of total

9.8%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

603

% of total

11.9%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

528

% of total

10.5%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

383

% of total

7.6%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

256

% of total

5.1%

2000 To 2999

2021 count

406

% of total

8.0%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

66

% of total

1.3%

3500 Or More

2021 count

49

% of total

1.0%

Not Stated

2021 count

269

% of total

5.3%

Data table

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

Individual income for Ropes Crossing. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Blacktown (C).
Individual income for Ropes Crossing. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Blacktown (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Blacktown (C) %
Negative Nil Income62712.4%12.3%
1 To 1491102.2%2.6%
150 To 2991713.4%4.4%
300 To 3992404.8%6.8%
400 To 4992545.0%6.3%
500 To 6492334.6%6.1%
650 To 7993627.2%6.5%
800 To 9994939.8%8.4%
1000 To 124960311.9%10.0%
1250 To 149952810.5%7.7%
1500 To 17493837.6%6.3%
1750 To 19992565.1%4.5%
2000 To 29994068.0%7.7%
3000 To 3499661.3%1.5%
3500 Or More491.0%1.6%
Not Stated2695.3%7.1%
Total5,050100.0%100.0%