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 Ocean Shores, accounting for 13.1% (293 households). This share was higher than Byron (A) (10.6%).

Section overview

Weekly household income

Ocean Shores - Total households (Enumerated)

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

Chart view

Weekly household income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Ocean Shores, with comparison markers for Byron (A).

Ocean Shores
Byron (A)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

29

% of total

1.3%

1 To 149

2021 count

22

% of total

1.0%

150 To 299

2021 count

34

% of total

1.5%

300 To 399

2021 count

60

% of total

2.7%

400 To 499

2021 count

145

% of total

6.5%

500 To 649

2021 count

110

% of total

4.9%

650 To 799

2021 count

151

% of total

6.8%

800 To 999

2021 count

148

% of total

6.6%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

196

% of total

8.8%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

176

% of total

7.9%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

161

% of total

7.2%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

142

% of total

6.4%

2000 To 2499

2021 count

293

% of total

13.1%

2500 To 2999

2021 count

143

% of total

6.4%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

108

% of total

4.8%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

60

% of total

2.7%

4000 To 4499

2021 count

20

% of total

0.9%

4500 To 4999

2021 count

40

% of total

1.8%

5000 To 5999

2021 count

22

% of total

1.0%

6000 To 7999

2021 count

19

% of total

0.9%

8000 Or More

2021 count

-

% of total

-

Not stated

2021 count

156

% of total

7.0%

Data table

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

Household income for Ocean Shores. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Byron (A).
Household income for Ocean Shores. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Byron (A).
Category2021 count2021 %Byron (A) %
Negative Nil Income291.3%1.7%
1 To 149221.0%0.7%
150 To 299341.5%1.1%
300 To 399602.7%2.2%
400 To 4991456.5%5.8%
500 To 6491104.9%5.4%
650 To 7991516.8%5.5%
800 To 9991486.6%6.2%
1000 To 12491968.8%7.2%
1250 To 14991767.9%7.3%
1500 To 17491617.2%5.5%
1750 To 19991426.4%5.6%
2000 To 249929313.1%10.6%
2500 To 29991436.4%6.6%
3000 To 34991084.8%5.2%
3500 To 3999602.7%3.1%
4000 To 4499200.9%1.7%
4500 To 4999401.8%3.8%
5000 To 5999221.0%2.4%
6000 To 7999190.9%2.1%
8000 Or More--1.2%
Not stated1567.0%8.9%
Total2,235100.0%100.0%