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 Chittering (S), accounting for 10.9% (526 people). This share was higher than Regional WA (7.2%).

Section overview

Weekly individual income

Chittering (S) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises individual income for Chittering (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional WA.

Chart view

Weekly individual income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Chittering (S), with comparison markers for Regional WA.

Chittering (S)
Regional WA

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

526

% of total

10.9%

1 To 149

2021 count

148

% of total

3.1%

150 To 299

2021 count

207

% of total

4.3%

300 To 399

2021 count

349

% of total

7.2%

400 To 499

2021 count

333

% of total

6.9%

500 To 649

2021 count

322

% of total

6.7%

650 To 799

2021 count

286

% of total

5.9%

800 To 999

2021 count

354

% of total

7.3%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

354

% of total

7.3%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

293

% of total

6.1%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

294

% of total

6.1%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

205

% of total

4.3%

2000 To 2999

2021 count

424

% of total

8.8%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

119

% of total

2.5%

3500 Or More

2021 count

143

% of total

3.0%

Not Stated

2021 count

461

% of total

9.6%

Data table

Individual income for Chittering (S). Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional WA.

Individual income for Chittering (S). Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional WA.
Individual income for Chittering (S). Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional WA.
Category2021 count2021 %Regional WA %
Negative Nil Income52610.9%7.2%
1 To 1491483.1%3.1%
150 To 2992074.3%5.0%
300 To 3993497.2%7.7%
400 To 4993336.9%7.3%
500 To 6493226.7%6.9%
650 To 7992865.9%6.4%
800 To 9993547.3%7.1%
1000 To 12493547.3%7.9%
1250 To 14992936.1%5.9%
1500 To 17492946.1%5.6%
1750 To 19992054.3%4.5%
2000 To 29994248.8%8.4%
3000 To 34991192.5%2.2%
3500 Or More1433.0%2.7%
Not Stated4619.6%12.2%
Total4,818100.0%100.0%