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 Ashfield (NSW), accounting for 13.4% (1,249 households). This share was higher than Inner West (A) (11.4%).

Section overview

Weekly household income

Ashfield (NSW) - Total households (Enumerated)

This table summarises household income for Ashfield (NSW) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Inner West (A).

Chart view

Weekly household income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Ashfield (NSW), with comparison markers for Inner West (A).

Ashfield (NSW)
Inner West (A)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

202

% of total

2.2%

1 To 149

2021 count

69

% of total

0.7%

150 To 299

2021 count

117

% of total

1.3%

300 To 399

2021 count

198

% of total

2.1%

400 To 499

2021 count

383

% of total

4.1%

500 To 649

2021 count

356

% of total

3.8%

650 To 799

2021 count

450

% of total

4.8%

800 To 999

2021 count

484

% of total

5.2%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

588

% of total

6.3%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

700

% of total

7.5%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

547

% of total

5.9%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

567

% of total

6.1%

2000 To 2499

2021 count

1,249

% of total

13.4%

2500 To 2999

2021 count

620

% of total

6.7%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

611

% of total

6.6%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

447

% of total

4.8%

4000 To 4499

2021 count

271

% of total

2.9%

4500 To 4999

2021 count

367

% of total

4.0%

5000 To 5999

2021 count

247

% of total

2.7%

6000 To 7999

2021 count

267

% of total

2.9%

8000 Or More

2021 count

68

% of total

0.7%

Not stated

2021 count

480

% of total

5.2%

Data table

Household income for Ashfield (NSW). Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Inner West (A).

Household income for Ashfield (NSW). Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Inner West (A).
Household income for Ashfield (NSW). Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Inner West (A).
Category2021 count2021 %Inner West (A) %
Negative Nil Income2022.2%1.6%
1 To 149690.7%0.5%
150 To 2991171.3%1.0%
300 To 3991982.1%1.9%
400 To 4993834.1%3.8%
500 To 6493563.8%2.7%
650 To 7994504.8%3.6%
800 To 9994845.2%4.0%
1000 To 12495886.3%5.2%
1250 To 14997007.5%5.7%
1500 To 17495475.9%4.9%
1750 To 19995676.1%4.9%
2000 To 24991,24913.4%11.4%
2500 To 29996206.7%6.0%
3000 To 34996116.6%7.0%
3500 To 39994474.8%4.9%
4000 To 44992712.9%2.9%
4500 To 49993674.0%8.0%
5000 To 59992472.7%5.5%
6000 To 79992672.9%6.9%
8000 Or More680.7%2.7%
Not stated4805.2%4.9%
Total9,288100.0%100.0%