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, 2000 To 2999 was the most common category among residents aged 15 and over in The Ponds, accounting for 15.7% (1,803 people). This share was higher than Blacktown (C) (7.7%).

Section overview

Weekly individual income

The Ponds - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

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

Chart view

Weekly individual income snapshot

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

The Ponds
Blacktown (C)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

1,543

% of total

13.4%

1 To 149

2021 count

278

% of total

2.4%

150 To 299

2021 count

354

% of total

3.1%

300 To 399

2021 count

482

% of total

4.2%

400 To 499

2021 count

440

% of total

3.8%

500 To 649

2021 count

554

% of total

4.8%

650 To 799

2021 count

506

% of total

4.4%

800 To 999

2021 count

659

% of total

5.7%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

875

% of total

7.6%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

858

% of total

7.4%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

829

% of total

7.2%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

746

% of total

6.5%

2000 To 2999

2021 count

1,803

% of total

15.7%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

501

% of total

4.3%

3500 Or More

2021 count

644

% of total

5.6%

Not Stated

2021 count

447

% of total

3.9%

Data table

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

Individual income for The Ponds. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Blacktown (C).
Individual income for The Ponds. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Blacktown (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Blacktown (C) %
Negative Nil Income1,54313.4%12.3%
1 To 1492782.4%2.6%
150 To 2993543.1%4.4%
300 To 3994824.2%6.8%
400 To 4994403.8%6.3%
500 To 6495544.8%6.1%
650 To 7995064.4%6.5%
800 To 9996595.7%8.4%
1000 To 12498757.6%10.0%
1250 To 14998587.4%7.7%
1500 To 17498297.2%6.3%
1750 To 19997466.5%4.5%
2000 To 29991,80315.7%7.7%
3000 To 34995014.3%1.5%
3500 Or More6445.6%1.6%
Not Stated4473.9%7.1%
Total11,519100.0%100.0%