Income

Household income

About this topic

Household income shows the combined gross income reported for households. Because households are the common economic unit for sharing housing and living costs, this topic is widely used in socio-economic analysis.

This topic helps indicate economic resources, but income is not the same as wealth and can be strongly affected by household composition, retirement, and labour force participation. The dollar ranges are shown for the latest Census year only, so household income quartiles are more suitable for comparisons over time.

Interpretation notes

  • Total household income combines gross weekly income reported for the household and is affected by how many people contribute income.
  • Because it is not adjusted for household size or composition, it should not be treated as a direct measure of living standards.

Key insight

In 2021, $650 to $799 was the most common household-income band among households in Wetherill Park, accounting for 9% (178 households). This share was higher than Fairfield (C) (7.9%).

Section overview

Weekly household income

Wetherill Park - Total households (Enumerated)

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

Chart view

Weekly household income snapshot

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

Wetherill Park
Fairfield (C)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

69

% of total

3.5%

1 To 149

2021 count

19

% of total

1.0%

150 To 299

2021 count

16

% of total

0.8%

300 To 399

2021 count

39

% of total

2.0%

400 To 499

2021 count

99

% of total

5.0%

500 To 649

2021 count

71

% of total

3.6%

650 To 799

2021 count

178

% of total

9.0%

800 To 999

2021 count

117

% of total

5.9%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

161

% of total

8.1%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

142

% of total

7.2%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

98

% of total

4.9%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

131

% of total

6.6%

2000 To 2499

2021 count

168

% of total

8.5%

2500 To 2999

2021 count

157

% of total

7.9%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

129

% of total

6.5%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

71

% of total

3.6%

4000 To 4499

2021 count

40

% of total

2.0%

4500 To 4999

2021 count

66

% of total

3.3%

5000 To 5999

2021 count

54

% of total

2.7%

6000 To 7999

2021 count

40

% of total

2.0%

8000 Or More

2021 count

7

% of total

0.4%

Not stated

2021 count

109

% of total

5.5%

Data table

Household income for Wetherill Park. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Fairfield (C).

Household income for Wetherill Park. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Fairfield (C).
Household income for Wetherill Park. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Fairfield (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Fairfield (C) %
Negative Nil Income693.5%3.5%
1 To 149191.0%0.7%
150 To 299160.8%1.6%
300 To 399392.0%3.2%
400 To 499995.0%6.3%
500 To 649713.6%4.1%
650 To 7991789.0%7.9%
800 To 9991175.9%7.3%
1000 To 12491618.1%7.9%
1250 To 14991427.2%7.8%
1500 To 1749984.9%5.7%
1750 To 19991316.6%5.4%
2000 To 24991688.5%9.5%
2500 To 29991577.9%6.7%
3000 To 34991296.5%5.0%
3500 To 3999713.6%3.2%
4000 To 4499402.0%2.0%
4500 To 4999663.3%2.1%
5000 To 5999542.7%2.0%
6000 To 7999402.0%1.3%
8000 Or More70.4%0.4%
Not stated1095.5%6.5%
Total1,981100.0%100.0%