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, 300 To 399 was the most common category among residents aged 15 and over in Cooloongup, accounting for 10.5% (579 people). This share was higher than Rockingham (C) (7.6%).

Section overview

Weekly individual income

Cooloongup - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

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

Chart view

Weekly individual income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Cooloongup, with comparison markers for Rockingham (C).

Cooloongup
Rockingham (C)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

553

% of total

10.0%

1 To 149

2021 count

133

% of total

2.4%

150 To 299

2021 count

344

% of total

6.2%

300 To 399

2021 count

579

% of total

10.5%

400 To 499

2021 count

570

% of total

10.3%

500 To 649

2021 count

493

% of total

8.9%

650 To 799

2021 count

364

% of total

6.6%

800 To 999

2021 count

361

% of total

6.5%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

504

% of total

9.1%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

305

% of total

5.5%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

259

% of total

4.7%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

179

% of total

3.2%

2000 To 2999

2021 count

254

% of total

4.6%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

44

% of total

0.8%

3500 Or More

2021 count

53

% of total

1.0%

Not Stated

2021 count

531

% of total

9.6%

Data table

Individual income for Cooloongup. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Rockingham (C).

Individual income for Cooloongup. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Rockingham (C).
Individual income for Cooloongup. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Rockingham (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Rockingham (C) %
Negative Nil Income55310.0%9.9%
1 To 1491332.4%3.4%
150 To 2993446.2%4.9%
300 To 39957910.5%7.6%
400 To 49957010.3%7.3%
500 To 6494938.9%7.3%
650 To 7993646.6%6.5%
800 To 9993616.5%6.9%
1000 To 12495049.1%8.3%
1250 To 14993055.5%6.5%
1500 To 17492594.7%6.2%
1750 To 19991793.2%4.6%
2000 To 29992544.6%9.0%
3000 To 3499440.8%2.1%
3500 Or More531.0%2.2%
Not Stated5319.6%7.3%
Total5,526100.0%100.0%