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, 400 To 499 was the most common category among residents aged 15 and over in Dungog (A), accounting for 10.3% (799 people). This share was higher than Regional NSW (9.5%).

Section overview

Weekly individual income

Dungog (A) - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises individual income for Dungog (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW.

Chart view

Weekly individual income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Dungog (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.

Dungog (A)
Regional NSW

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

573

% of total

7.4%

1 To 149

2021 count

233

% of total

3.0%

150 To 299

2021 count

403

% of total

5.2%

300 To 399

2021 count

725

% of total

9.3%

400 To 499

2021 count

799

% of total

10.3%

500 To 649

2021 count

666

% of total

8.6%

650 To 799

2021 count

623

% of total

8.0%

800 To 999

2021 count

629

% of total

8.1%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

706

% of total

9.1%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

454

% of total

5.8%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

420

% of total

5.4%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

286

% of total

3.7%

2000 To 2999

2021 count

493

% of total

6.3%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

114

% of total

1.5%

3500 Or More

2021 count

179

% of total

2.3%

Not Stated

2021 count

470

% of total

6.0%

Data table

Individual income for Dungog (A). Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.

Individual income for Dungog (A). Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Individual income for Dungog (A). Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Category2021 count2021 %Regional NSW %
Negative Nil Income5737.4%6.9%
1 To 1492333.0%3.2%
150 To 2994035.2%4.9%
300 To 3997259.3%9.1%
400 To 49979910.3%9.5%
500 To 6496668.6%8.5%
650 To 7996238.0%7.8%
800 To 9996298.1%8.6%
1000 To 12497069.1%9.0%
1250 To 14994545.8%6.1%
1500 To 17494205.4%5.2%
1750 To 19992863.7%3.8%
2000 To 29994936.3%6.1%
3000 To 34991141.5%1.2%
3500 Or More1792.3%1.9%
Not Stated4706.0%8.3%
Total7,773100.0%100.0%