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, 1000 To 1249 was the most common category among residents aged 15 and over in Castletown, accounting for 8.9% (278 people). This share was higher than Esperance (S) (8.5%).

Section overview

Weekly individual income

Castletown - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises individual income for Castletown in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Esperance (S).

Chart view

Weekly individual income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Castletown, with comparison markers for Esperance (S).

Castletown
Esperance (S)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

218

% of total

6.9%

1 To 149

2021 count

104

% of total

3.3%

150 To 299

2021 count

115

% of total

3.7%

300 To 399

2021 count

227

% of total

7.2%

400 To 499

2021 count

218

% of total

6.9%

500 To 649

2021 count

219

% of total

7.0%

650 To 799

2021 count

245

% of total

7.8%

800 To 999

2021 count

259

% of total

8.3%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

278

% of total

8.9%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

188

% of total

6.0%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

176

% of total

5.6%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

156

% of total

5.0%

2000 To 2999

2021 count

275

% of total

8.8%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

46

% of total

1.5%

3500 Or More

2021 count

70

% of total

2.2%

Not Stated

2021 count

343

% of total

10.9%

Data table

Individual income for Castletown. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Esperance (S).

Individual income for Castletown. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Esperance (S).
Individual income for Castletown. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Esperance (S).
Category2021 count2021 %Esperance (S) %
Negative Nil Income2186.9%6.9%
1 To 1491043.3%3.2%
150 To 2991153.7%3.7%
300 To 3992277.2%7.8%
400 To 4992186.9%8.0%
500 To 6492197.0%7.0%
650 To 7992457.8%6.9%
800 To 9992598.3%7.5%
1000 To 12492788.9%8.5%
1250 To 14991886.0%6.1%
1500 To 17491765.6%5.9%
1750 To 19991565.0%4.3%
2000 To 29992758.8%7.6%
3000 To 3499461.5%1.7%
3500 Or More702.2%2.6%
Not Stated34310.9%12.4%
Total3,137100.0%100.0%