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, 2000 To 2999 was the most common category among residents aged 15 and over in Nickol, accounting for 15.4% (533 people). This share was higher than Karratha (C) (15%).

Section overview

Weekly individual income

Nickol - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

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

Chart view

Weekly individual income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Nickol, with comparison markers for Karratha (C).

Nickol
Karratha (C)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

285

% of total

8.3%

1 To 149

2021 count

92

% of total

2.7%

150 To 299

2021 count

96

% of total

2.8%

300 To 399

2021 count

85

% of total

2.5%

400 To 499

2021 count

64

% of total

1.9%

500 To 649

2021 count

101

% of total

2.9%

650 To 799

2021 count

108

% of total

3.1%

800 To 999

2021 count

160

% of total

4.6%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

189

% of total

5.5%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

153

% of total

4.4%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

199

% of total

5.8%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

236

% of total

6.8%

2000 To 2999

2021 count

533

% of total

15.4%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

186

% of total

5.4%

3500 Or More

2021 count

437

% of total

12.7%

Not Stated

2021 count

528

% of total

15.3%

Data table

Individual income for Nickol. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Karratha (C).

Individual income for Nickol. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Karratha (C).
Individual income for Nickol. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Karratha (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Karratha (C) %
Negative Nil Income2858.3%6.7%
1 To 149922.7%2.4%
150 To 299962.8%2.8%
300 To 399852.5%2.6%
400 To 499641.9%2.2%
500 To 6491012.9%2.8%
650 To 7991083.1%3.4%
800 To 9991604.6%4.5%
1000 To 12491895.5%6.4%
1250 To 14991534.4%5.6%
1500 To 17491995.8%6.3%
1750 To 19992366.8%6.5%
2000 To 299953315.4%15.0%
3000 To 34991865.4%5.2%
3500 Or More43712.7%8.7%
Not Stated52815.3%18.9%
Total3,452100.0%100.0%