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 Murray River (A), accounting for 9.2% (463 households). This share was lower than Regional NSW (10.3%).

Section overview

Weekly household income

Murray River (A) - Total households (Enumerated)

This table summarises household income for Murray River (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW.

Chart view

Weekly household income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Murray River (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.

Murray River (A)
Regional NSW

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

101

% of total

2.0%

1 To 149

2021 count

46

% of total

0.9%

150 To 299

2021 count

81

% of total

1.6%

300 To 399

2021 count

127

% of total

2.5%

400 To 499

2021 count

381

% of total

7.6%

500 To 649

2021 count

277

% of total

5.5%

650 To 799

2021 count

446

% of total

8.9%

800 To 999

2021 count

388

% of total

7.7%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

416

% of total

8.3%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

414

% of total

8.3%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

248

% of total

4.9%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

254

% of total

5.1%

2000 To 2499

2021 count

463

% of total

9.2%

2500 To 2999

2021 count

261

% of total

5.2%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

230

% of total

4.6%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

142

% of total

2.8%

4000 To 4499

2021 count

47

% of total

0.9%

4500 To 4999

2021 count

111

% of total

2.2%

5000 To 5999

2021 count

60

% of total

1.2%

6000 To 7999

2021 count

36

% of total

0.7%

8000 Or More

2021 count

32

% of total

0.6%

Not stated

2021 count

454

% of total

9.1%

Data table

Household income for Murray River (A). Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.

Household income for Murray River (A). Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Household income for Murray River (A). Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Category2021 count2021 %Regional NSW %
Negative Nil Income1012.0%1.7%
1 To 149460.9%0.7%
150 To 299811.6%1.4%
300 To 3991272.5%2.6%
400 To 4993817.6%7.3%
500 To 6492775.5%5.1%
650 To 7994468.9%7.3%
800 To 9993887.7%7.0%
1000 To 12494168.3%7.7%
1250 To 14994148.3%7.5%
1500 To 17492484.9%5.4%
1750 To 19992545.1%5.3%
2000 To 24994639.2%10.3%
2500 To 29992615.2%6.5%
3000 To 34992304.6%5.3%
3500 To 39991422.8%3.2%
4000 To 4499470.9%1.7%
4500 To 49991112.2%2.8%
5000 To 5999601.2%1.8%
6000 To 7999360.7%1.4%
8000 Or More320.6%0.6%
Not stated4549.1%7.4%
Total5,015100.0%100.0%