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, 400 To 499 was the most common category among residents aged 15 and over in Inverell, accounting for 11.3% (1,628 people). This share was higher than Regional NSW (9.5%).

Section overview

Weekly individual income

Inverell - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises individual income for Inverell in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW.

Chart view

Weekly individual income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Inverell, with comparison markers for Regional NSW.

Inverell
Regional NSW

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

1,029

% of total

7.1%

1 To 149

2021 count

491

% of total

3.4%

150 To 299

2021 count

846

% of total

5.9%

300 To 399

2021 count

1,512

% of total

10.5%

400 To 499

2021 count

1,628

% of total

11.3%

500 To 649

2021 count

1,164

% of total

8.1%

650 To 799

2021 count

1,149

% of total

8.0%

800 To 999

2021 count

1,428

% of total

9.9%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

1,349

% of total

9.3%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

740

% of total

5.1%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

514

% of total

3.6%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

327

% of total

2.3%

2000 To 2999

2021 count

479

% of total

3.3%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

68

% of total

0.5%

3500 Or More

2021 count

149

% of total

1.0%

Not Stated

2021 count

1,557

% of total

10.8%

Data table

Individual income for Inverell. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.

Individual income for Inverell. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Individual income for Inverell. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Category2021 count2021 %Regional NSW %
Negative Nil Income1,0297.1%6.9%
1 To 1494913.4%3.2%
150 To 2998465.9%4.9%
300 To 3991,51210.5%9.1%
400 To 4991,62811.3%9.5%
500 To 6491,1648.1%8.5%
650 To 7991,1498.0%7.8%
800 To 9991,4289.9%8.6%
1000 To 12491,3499.3%9.0%
1250 To 14997405.1%6.1%
1500 To 17495143.6%5.2%
1750 To 19993272.3%3.8%
2000 To 29994793.3%6.1%
3000 To 3499680.5%1.2%
3500 Or More1491.0%1.9%
Not Stated1,55710.8%8.3%
Total14,430100.0%100.0%