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 Guildford West, accounting for 15% (651 people). This share was higher than Cumberland (A) (13.5%).

Section overview

Weekly individual income

Guildford West - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises individual income for Guildford West in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cumberland (A).

Chart view

Weekly individual income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Guildford West, with comparison markers for Cumberland (A).

Guildford West
Cumberland (A)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

651

% of total

15.0%

1 To 149

2021 count

139

% of total

3.2%

150 To 299

2021 count

285

% of total

6.6%

300 To 399

2021 count

398

% of total

9.2%

400 To 499

2021 count

358

% of total

8.2%

500 To 649

2021 count

317

% of total

7.3%

650 To 799

2021 count

302

% of total

6.9%

800 To 999

2021 count

340

% of total

7.8%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

344

% of total

7.9%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

256

% of total

5.9%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

201

% of total

4.6%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

123

% of total

2.8%

2000 To 2999

2021 count

172

% of total

4.0%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

40

% of total

0.9%

3500 Or More

2021 count

31

% of total

0.7%

Not Stated

2021 count

391

% of total

9.0%

Data table

Individual income for Guildford West. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Cumberland (A).

Individual income for Guildford West. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Cumberland (A).
Individual income for Guildford West. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Cumberland (A).
Category2021 count2021 %Cumberland (A) %
Negative Nil Income65115.0%13.5%
1 To 1491393.2%2.6%
150 To 2992856.6%5.5%
300 To 3993989.2%8.6%
400 To 4993588.2%7.7%
500 To 6493177.3%7.4%
650 To 7993026.9%7.4%
800 To 9993407.8%8.4%
1000 To 12493447.9%8.8%
1250 To 14992565.9%6.0%
1500 To 17492014.6%4.6%
1750 To 19991232.8%3.2%
2000 To 29991724.0%5.2%
3000 To 3499400.9%1.0%
3500 Or More310.7%1.1%
Not Stated3919.0%9.2%
Total4,348100.0%100.0%