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, 300 To 399 was the most common category among residents aged 15 and over in Bossley Park, accounting for 12.9% (1,647 people). This share was similar to Fairfield (C) (12.9%).

Section overview

Weekly individual income

Bossley Park - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises individual income for Bossley Park in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Fairfield (C).

Chart view

Weekly individual income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Bossley Park, with comparison markers for Fairfield (C).

Bossley Park
Fairfield (C)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

1,575

% of total

12.4%

1 To 149

2021 count

425

% of total

3.3%

150 To 299

2021 count

991

% of total

7.8%

300 To 399

2021 count

1,647

% of total

12.9%

400 To 499

2021 count

1,299

% of total

10.2%

500 To 649

2021 count

1,025

% of total

8.0%

650 To 799

2021 count

833

% of total

6.5%

800 To 999

2021 count

931

% of total

7.3%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

906

% of total

7.1%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

647

% of total

5.1%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

512

% of total

4.0%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

363

% of total

2.8%

2000 To 2999

2021 count

473

% of total

3.7%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

96

% of total

0.8%

3500 Or More

2021 count

102

% of total

0.8%

Not Stated

2021 count

925

% of total

7.3%

Data table

Individual income for Bossley Park. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Fairfield (C).

Individual income for Bossley Park. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Fairfield (C).
Individual income for Bossley Park. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Fairfield (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Fairfield (C) %
Negative Nil Income1,57512.4%14.3%
1 To 1494253.3%3.0%
150 To 2999917.8%7.4%
300 To 3991,64712.9%12.9%
400 To 4991,29910.2%9.8%
500 To 6491,0258.0%7.8%
650 To 7998336.5%6.9%
800 To 9999317.3%7.8%
1000 To 12499067.1%7.5%
1250 To 14996475.1%4.8%
1500 To 17495124.0%3.6%
1750 To 19993632.8%2.3%
2000 To 29994733.7%2.9%
3000 To 3499960.8%0.5%
3500 Or More1020.8%0.6%
Not Stated9257.3%7.8%
Total12,750100.0%100.0%