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 Wakeley, accounting for 14.1% (573 people). This share was lower than Fairfield (C) (14.3%).

Section overview

Weekly individual income

Wakeley - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

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

Chart view

Weekly individual income snapshot

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

Wakeley
Fairfield (C)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

573

% of total

14.1%

1 To 149

2021 count

119

% of total

2.9%

150 To 299

2021 count

289

% of total

7.1%

300 To 399

2021 count

538

% of total

13.2%

400 To 499

2021 count

402

% of total

9.9%

500 To 649

2021 count

302

% of total

7.4%

650 To 799

2021 count

278

% of total

6.8%

800 To 999

2021 count

309

% of total

7.6%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

330

% of total

8.1%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

212

% of total

5.2%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

176

% of total

4.3%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

112

% of total

2.8%

2000 To 2999

2021 count

160

% of total

3.9%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

26

% of total

0.6%

3500 Or More

2021 count

26

% of total

0.6%

Not Stated

2021 count

211

% of total

5.2%

Data table

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

Individual income for Wakeley. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Fairfield (C).
Individual income for Wakeley. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Fairfield (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Fairfield (C) %
Negative Nil Income57314.1%14.3%
1 To 1491192.9%3.0%
150 To 2992897.1%7.4%
300 To 39953813.2%12.9%
400 To 4994029.9%9.8%
500 To 6493027.4%7.8%
650 To 7992786.8%6.9%
800 To 9993097.6%7.8%
1000 To 12493308.1%7.5%
1250 To 14992125.2%4.8%
1500 To 17491764.3%3.6%
1750 To 19991122.8%2.3%
2000 To 29991603.9%2.9%
3000 To 3499260.6%0.5%
3500 Or More260.6%0.6%
Not Stated2115.2%7.8%
Total4,063100.0%100.0%