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, $2,000 to $2,499 was the most common household-income band among households in Hurstville, accounting for 12.6% (1,338 households). This share was higher than Georges River (A) (11.6%).

Section overview

Weekly household income

Hurstville - Total households (Enumerated)

This table summarises household income for Hurstville in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Georges River (A).

Chart view

Weekly household income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Hurstville, with comparison markers for Georges River (A).

Hurstville
Georges River (A)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

362

% of total

3.4%

1 To 149

2021 count

95

% of total

0.9%

150 To 299

2021 count

141

% of total

1.3%

300 To 399

2021 count

220

% of total

2.1%

400 To 499

2021 count

459

% of total

4.3%

500 To 649

2021 count

360

% of total

3.4%

650 To 799

2021 count

496

% of total

4.7%

800 To 999

2021 count

566

% of total

5.3%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

741

% of total

7.0%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

827

% of total

7.8%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

584

% of total

5.5%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

643

% of total

6.1%

2000 To 2499

2021 count

1,338

% of total

12.6%

2500 To 2999

2021 count

886

% of total

8.4%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

671

% of total

6.3%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

497

% of total

4.7%

4000 To 4499

2021 count

280

% of total

2.6%

4500 To 4999

2021 count

327

% of total

3.1%

5000 To 5999

2021 count

239

% of total

2.3%

6000 To 7999

2021 count

151

% of total

1.4%

8000 Or More

2021 count

64

% of total

0.6%

Not stated

2021 count

641

% of total

6.1%

Data table

Household income for Hurstville. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Georges River (A).

Household income for Hurstville. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Georges River (A).
Household income for Hurstville. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Georges River (A).
Category2021 count2021 %Georges River (A) %
Negative Nil Income3623.4%2.3%
1 To 149950.9%0.7%
150 To 2991411.3%1.1%
300 To 3992202.1%2.0%
400 To 4994594.3%4.7%
500 To 6493603.4%3.3%
650 To 7994964.7%4.8%
800 To 9995665.3%4.9%
1000 To 12497417.0%6.3%
1250 To 14998277.8%6.7%
1500 To 17495845.5%5.2%
1750 To 19996436.1%5.5%
2000 To 24991,33812.6%11.6%
2500 To 29998868.4%7.5%
3000 To 34996716.3%7.0%
3500 To 39994974.7%4.7%
4000 To 44992802.6%3.0%
4500 To 49993273.1%4.5%
5000 To 59992392.3%3.8%
6000 To 79991511.4%3.5%
8000 Or More640.6%1.2%
Not stated6416.1%5.7%
Total10,588100.0%100.0%