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, 3500 Or More was the most common category among residents aged 15 and over in Wilston, accounting for 14.5% (486 people). This share was higher than Brisbane (C) (4.8%).

Section overview

Weekly individual income

Wilston - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

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

Chart view

Weekly individual income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Wilston, with comparison markers for Brisbane (C).

Wilston
Brisbane (C)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

222

% of total

6.6%

1 To 149

2021 count

149

% of total

4.5%

150 To 299

2021 count

148

% of total

4.4%

300 To 399

2021 count

135

% of total

4.0%

400 To 499

2021 count

182

% of total

5.4%

500 To 649

2021 count

178

% of total

5.3%

650 To 799

2021 count

163

% of total

4.9%

800 To 999

2021 count

195

% of total

5.8%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

241

% of total

7.2%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

220

% of total

6.6%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

232

% of total

6.9%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

171

% of total

5.1%

2000 To 2999

2021 count

404

% of total

12.1%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

118

% of total

3.5%

3500 Or More

2021 count

486

% of total

14.5%

Not Stated

2021 count

100

% of total

3.0%

Data table

Individual income for Wilston. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Brisbane (C).

Individual income for Wilston. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Brisbane (C).
Individual income for Wilston. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Brisbane (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Brisbane (C) %
Negative Nil Income2226.6%8.5%
1 To 1491494.5%3.4%
150 To 2991484.4%4.3%
300 To 3991354.0%5.9%
400 To 4991825.4%6.3%
500 To 6491785.3%6.6%
650 To 7991634.9%6.4%
800 To 9991955.8%7.8%
1000 To 12492417.2%9.0%
1250 To 14992206.6%7.2%
1500 To 17492326.9%6.7%
1750 To 19991715.1%5.2%
2000 To 299940412.1%9.9%
3000 To 34991183.5%2.4%
3500 Or More48614.5%4.8%
Not Stated1003.0%5.5%
Total3,344100.0%100.0%