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, Negative Nil Income was the most common category among residents aged 15 and over in Wilson, accounting for 9.8% (550 people). This share was lower than Canning (C) (11.8%).

Section overview

Weekly individual income

Wilson - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

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

Chart view

Weekly individual income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Wilson, with comparison markers for Canning (C).

Wilson
Canning (C)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

550

% of total

9.8%

1 To 149

2021 count

227

% of total

4.0%

150 To 299

2021 count

290

% of total

5.2%

300 To 399

2021 count

450

% of total

8.0%

400 To 499

2021 count

456

% of total

8.1%

500 To 649

2021 count

428

% of total

7.6%

650 To 799

2021 count

340

% of total

6.1%

800 To 999

2021 count

464

% of total

8.3%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

504

% of total

9.0%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

361

% of total

6.4%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

353

% of total

6.3%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

251

% of total

4.5%

2000 To 2999

2021 count

385

% of total

6.9%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

97

% of total

1.7%

3500 Or More

2021 count

100

% of total

1.8%

Not Stated

2021 count

356

% of total

6.3%

Data table

Individual income for Wilson. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Canning (C).

Individual income for Wilson. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Canning (C).
Individual income for Wilson. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Canning (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Canning (C) %
Negative Nil Income5509.8%11.8%
1 To 1492274.0%4.0%
150 To 2992905.2%5.4%
300 To 3994508.0%7.1%
400 To 4994568.1%7.0%
500 To 6494287.6%6.9%
650 To 7993406.1%6.4%
800 To 9994648.3%8.0%
1000 To 12495049.0%8.9%
1250 To 14993616.4%6.8%
1500 To 17493536.3%6.0%
1750 To 19992514.5%4.3%
2000 To 29993856.9%7.6%
3000 To 3499971.7%1.8%
3500 Or More1001.8%2.6%
Not Stated3566.3%5.3%
Total5,612100.0%100.0%