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 Geographe, accounting for 9.3% (134 households). This share was lower than Busselton (C) (10%).

Section overview

Weekly household income

Geographe - Total households (Enumerated)

This table summarises household income for Geographe in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Busselton (C).

Chart view

Weekly household income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Geographe, with comparison markers for Busselton (C).

Geographe
Busselton (C)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

33

% of total

2.3%

1 To 149

2021 count

13

% of total

0.9%

150 To 299

2021 count

26

% of total

1.8%

300 To 399

2021 count

38

% of total

2.6%

400 To 499

2021 count

83

% of total

5.7%

500 To 649

2021 count

83

% of total

5.7%

650 To 799

2021 count

118

% of total

8.2%

800 To 999

2021 count

118

% of total

8.2%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

103

% of total

7.1%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

117

% of total

8.1%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

76

% of total

5.3%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

63

% of total

4.4%

2000 To 2499

2021 count

134

% of total

9.3%

2500 To 2999

2021 count

82

% of total

5.7%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

58

% of total

4.0%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

45

% of total

3.1%

4000 To 4499

2021 count

9

% of total

0.6%

4500 To 4999

2021 count

46

% of total

3.2%

5000 To 5999

2021 count

26

% of total

1.8%

6000 To 7999

2021 count

23

% of total

1.6%

8000 Or More

2021 count

4

% of total

0.3%

Not stated

2021 count

149

% of total

10.3%

Data table

Household income for Geographe. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Busselton (C).

Household income for Geographe. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Busselton (C).
Household income for Geographe. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Busselton (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Busselton (C) %
Negative Nil Income332.3%1.4%
1 To 149130.9%0.6%
150 To 299261.8%1.4%
300 To 399382.6%2.3%
400 To 499835.7%6.0%
500 To 649835.7%5.0%
650 To 7991188.2%7.2%
800 To 9991188.2%6.3%
1000 To 12491037.1%7.7%
1250 To 14991178.1%7.2%
1500 To 1749765.3%5.0%
1750 To 1999634.4%4.8%
2000 To 24991349.3%10.0%
2500 To 2999825.7%6.6%
3000 To 3499584.0%5.4%
3500 To 3999453.1%3.1%
4000 To 449990.6%1.4%
4500 To 4999463.2%3.2%
5000 To 5999261.8%1.9%
6000 To 7999231.6%1.3%
8000 Or More40.3%0.7%
Not stated14910.3%11.4%
Total1,447100.0%100.0%