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, $800 to $999 was the most common household-income band among households in Macksville, accounting for 12.2% (134 households). This share was higher than Nambucca (A) (9.1%).

Section overview

Weekly household income

Macksville - Total households (Enumerated)

This table summarises household income for Macksville in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Nambucca (A).

Chart view

Weekly household income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Macksville, with comparison markers for Nambucca (A).

Macksville
Nambucca (A)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

17

% of total

1.5%

1 To 149

2021 count

11

% of total

1.0%

150 To 299

2021 count

30

% of total

2.7%

300 To 399

2021 count

31

% of total

2.8%

400 To 499

2021 count

124

% of total

11.3%

500 To 649

2021 count

85

% of total

7.7%

650 To 799

2021 count

115

% of total

10.4%

800 To 999

2021 count

134

% of total

12.2%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

92

% of total

8.3%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

103

% of total

9.3%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

34

% of total

3.1%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

51

% of total

4.6%

2000 To 2499

2021 count

73

% of total

6.6%

2500 To 2999

2021 count

40

% of total

3.6%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

40

% of total

3.6%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

5

% of total

0.5%

4000 To 4499

2021 count

4

% of total

0.4%

4500 To 4999

2021 count

8

% of total

0.7%

5000 To 5999

2021 count

5

% of total

0.5%

6000 To 7999

2021 count

4

% of total

0.4%

8000 Or More

2021 count

-

% of total

-

Not stated

2021 count

96

% of total

8.7%

Data table

Household income for Macksville. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Nambucca (A).

Household income for Macksville. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Nambucca (A).
Household income for Macksville. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Nambucca (A).
Category2021 count2021 %Nambucca (A) %
Negative Nil Income171.5%2.0%
1 To 149111.0%0.9%
150 To 299302.7%2.0%
300 To 399312.8%3.5%
400 To 49912411.3%10.8%
500 To 649857.7%7.8%
650 To 79911510.4%10.3%
800 To 99913412.2%9.1%
1000 To 1249928.3%8.3%
1250 To 14991039.3%8.1%
1500 To 1749343.1%4.8%
1750 To 1999514.6%4.5%
2000 To 2499736.6%6.8%
2500 To 2999403.6%4.0%
3000 To 3499403.6%3.1%
3500 To 399950.5%1.6%
4000 To 449940.4%0.7%
4500 To 499980.7%1.4%
5000 To 599950.5%0.6%
6000 To 799940.4%0.4%
8000 Or More--0.3%
Not stated968.7%9.1%
Total1,102100.0%100.0%