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 Old Beach, accounting for 14.8% (242 households). This share was higher than Brighton (M) (11%).

Section overview

Weekly household income

Old Beach - Total households (Enumerated)

This table summarises household income for Old Beach in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Brighton (M).

Chart view

Weekly household income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Old Beach, with comparison markers for Brighton (M).

Old Beach
Brighton (M)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

15

% of total

0.9%

1 To 149

2021 count

7

% of total

0.4%

150 To 299

2021 count

9

% of total

0.6%

300 To 399

2021 count

17

% of total

1.0%

400 To 499

2021 count

74

% of total

4.5%

500 To 649

2021 count

44

% of total

2.7%

650 To 799

2021 count

108

% of total

6.6%

800 To 999

2021 count

100

% of total

6.1%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

126

% of total

7.7%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

136

% of total

8.3%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

94

% of total

5.8%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

97

% of total

5.9%

2000 To 2499

2021 count

242

% of total

14.8%

2500 To 2999

2021 count

181

% of total

11.1%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

106

% of total

6.5%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

77

% of total

4.7%

4000 To 4499

2021 count

32

% of total

2.0%

4500 To 4999

2021 count

37

% of total

2.3%

5000 To 5999

2021 count

27

% of total

1.7%

6000 To 7999

2021 count

16

% of total

1.0%

8000 Or More

2021 count

-

% of total

-

Not stated

2021 count

89

% of total

5.4%

Data table

Household income for Old Beach. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Brighton (M).

Household income for Old Beach. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Brighton (M).
Household income for Old Beach. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Brighton (M).
Category2021 count2021 %Brighton (M) %
Negative Nil Income150.9%1.2%
1 To 14970.4%0.4%
150 To 29990.6%1.5%
300 To 399171.0%2.7%
400 To 499744.5%7.5%
500 To 649442.7%5.0%
650 To 7991086.6%8.3%
800 To 9991006.1%7.3%
1000 To 12491267.7%8.9%
1250 To 14991368.3%8.4%
1500 To 1749945.8%6.1%
1750 To 1999975.9%5.9%
2000 To 249924214.8%11.0%
2500 To 299918111.1%6.9%
3000 To 34991066.5%4.2%
3500 To 3999774.7%2.5%
4000 To 4499322.0%1.4%
4500 To 4999372.3%1.4%
5000 To 5999271.7%1.0%
6000 To 7999161.0%0.5%
8000 Or More--0.2%
Not stated895.4%7.5%
Total1,634100.0%100.0%