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 Shalvey, accounting for 12.5% (323 people). This share was similar to Blacktown (C) (12.3%).

Section overview

Weekly individual income

Shalvey - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

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

Chart view

Weekly individual income snapshot

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

Shalvey
Blacktown (C)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

323

% of total

12.5%

1 To 149

2021 count

58

% of total

2.2%

150 To 299

2021 count

149

% of total

5.8%

300 To 399

2021 count

275

% of total

10.7%

400 To 499

2021 count

232

% of total

9.0%

500 To 649

2021 count

187

% of total

7.2%

650 To 799

2021 count

179

% of total

6.9%

800 To 999

2021 count

221

% of total

8.6%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

231

% of total

9.0%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

126

% of total

4.9%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

89

% of total

3.4%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

46

% of total

1.8%

2000 To 2999

2021 count

53

% of total

2.1%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

9

% of total

0.3%

3500 Or More

2021 count

14

% of total

0.5%

Not Stated

2021 count

389

% of total

15.1%

Data table

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

Individual income for Shalvey. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Blacktown (C).
Individual income for Shalvey. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Blacktown (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Blacktown (C) %
Negative Nil Income32312.5%12.3%
1 To 149582.2%2.6%
150 To 2991495.8%4.4%
300 To 39927510.7%6.8%
400 To 4992329.0%6.3%
500 To 6491877.2%6.1%
650 To 7991796.9%6.5%
800 To 9992218.6%8.4%
1000 To 12492319.0%10.0%
1250 To 14991264.9%7.7%
1500 To 1749893.4%6.3%
1750 To 1999461.8%4.5%
2000 To 2999532.1%7.7%
3000 To 349990.3%1.5%
3500 Or More140.5%1.6%
Not Stated38915.1%7.1%
Total2,581100.0%100.0%