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, $1,000 to $1,249 was the most common household-income band among households in Brunswick Heads, accounting for 10.6% (95 households). This share was higher than Byron (A) (7.2%).

Section overview

Weekly household income

Brunswick Heads - Total households (Enumerated)

This table summarises household income for Brunswick Heads in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Byron (A).

Chart view

Weekly household income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Brunswick Heads, with comparison markers for Byron (A).

Brunswick Heads
Byron (A)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

12

% of total

1.3%

1 To 149

2021 count

13

% of total

1.4%

150 To 299

2021 count

12

% of total

1.3%

300 To 399

2021 count

19

% of total

2.1%

400 To 499

2021 count

68

% of total

7.6%

500 To 649

2021 count

65

% of total

7.2%

650 To 799

2021 count

53

% of total

5.9%

800 To 999

2021 count

60

% of total

6.7%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

95

% of total

10.6%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

61

% of total

6.8%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

60

% of total

6.7%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

46

% of total

5.1%

2000 To 2499

2021 count

83

% of total

9.2%

2500 To 2999

2021 count

49

% of total

5.5%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

34

% of total

3.8%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

16

% of total

1.8%

4000 To 4499

2021 count

7

% of total

0.8%

4500 To 4999

2021 count

25

% of total

2.8%

5000 To 5999

2021 count

13

% of total

1.4%

6000 To 7999

2021 count

11

% of total

1.2%

8000 Or More

2021 count

9

% of total

1.0%

Not stated

2021 count

87

% of total

9.7%

Data table

Household income for Brunswick Heads. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Byron (A).

Household income for Brunswick Heads. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Byron (A).
Household income for Brunswick Heads. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Byron (A).
Category2021 count2021 %Byron (A) %
Negative Nil Income121.3%1.7%
1 To 149131.4%0.7%
150 To 299121.3%1.1%
300 To 399192.1%2.2%
400 To 499687.6%5.8%
500 To 649657.2%5.4%
650 To 799535.9%5.5%
800 To 999606.7%6.2%
1000 To 12499510.6%7.2%
1250 To 1499616.8%7.3%
1500 To 1749606.7%5.5%
1750 To 1999465.1%5.6%
2000 To 2499839.2%10.6%
2500 To 2999495.5%6.6%
3000 To 3499343.8%5.2%
3500 To 3999161.8%3.1%
4000 To 449970.8%1.7%
4500 To 4999252.8%3.8%
5000 To 5999131.4%2.4%
6000 To 7999111.2%2.1%
8000 Or More91.0%1.2%
Not stated879.7%8.9%
Total898100.0%100.0%