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, $400 to $499 was the most common household-income band among households in Scotts Head, accounting for 10.2% (49 households). This share was lower than Nambucca (A) (10.8%).

Section overview

Weekly household income

Scotts Head - Total households (Enumerated)

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

Chart view

Weekly household income snapshot

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

Scotts Head
Nambucca (A)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

12

% of total

2.5%

1 To 149

2021 count

11

% of total

2.3%

150 To 299

2021 count

8

% of total

1.7%

300 To 399

2021 count

19

% of total

4.0%

400 To 499

2021 count

49

% of total

10.2%

500 To 649

2021 count

27

% of total

5.6%

650 To 799

2021 count

32

% of total

6.7%

800 To 999

2021 count

36

% of total

7.5%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

37

% of total

7.7%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

36

% of total

7.5%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

34

% of total

7.1%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

28

% of total

5.8%

2000 To 2499

2021 count

34

% of total

7.1%

2500 To 2999

2021 count

30

% of total

6.3%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

22

% of total

4.6%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

13

% of total

2.7%

4000 To 4499

2021 count

-

% of total

-

4500 To 4999

2021 count

14

% of total

2.9%

5000 To 5999

2021 count

3

% of total

0.6%

6000 To 7999

2021 count

6

% of total

1.3%

8000 Or More

2021 count

-

% of total

-

Not stated

2021 count

28

% of total

5.8%

Data table

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

Household income for Scotts Head. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Nambucca (A).
Household income for Scotts Head. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Nambucca (A).
Category2021 count2021 %Nambucca (A) %
Negative Nil Income122.5%2.0%
1 To 149112.3%0.9%
150 To 29981.7%2.0%
300 To 399194.0%3.5%
400 To 4994910.2%10.8%
500 To 649275.6%7.8%
650 To 799326.7%10.3%
800 To 999367.5%9.1%
1000 To 1249377.7%8.3%
1250 To 1499367.5%8.1%
1500 To 1749347.1%4.8%
1750 To 1999285.8%4.5%
2000 To 2499347.1%6.8%
2500 To 2999306.3%4.0%
3000 To 3499224.6%3.1%
3500 To 3999132.7%1.6%
4000 To 4499--0.7%
4500 To 4999142.9%1.4%
5000 To 599930.6%0.6%
6000 To 799961.3%0.4%
8000 Or More--0.3%
Not stated285.8%9.1%
Total479100.0%100.0%