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 Unincorporated NT, accounting for 11.9% (637 people). This share was higher than Regional NT (6.4%).

Section overview

Weekly individual income

Unincorporated NT - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises individual income for Unincorporated NT in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NT.

Chart view

Weekly individual income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Unincorporated NT, with comparison markers for Regional NT.

Unincorporated NT
Regional NT

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

281

% of total

5.3%

1 To 149

2021 count

93

% of total

1.7%

150 To 299

2021 count

119

% of total

2.2%

300 To 399

2021 count

177

% of total

3.3%

400 To 499

2021 count

201

% of total

3.8%

500 To 649

2021 count

208

% of total

3.9%

650 To 799

2021 count

297

% of total

5.6%

800 To 999

2021 count

366

% of total

6.9%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

510

% of total

9.6%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

344

% of total

6.4%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

356

% of total

6.7%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

276

% of total

5.2%

2000 To 2999

2021 count

637

% of total

11.9%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

128

% of total

2.4%

3500 Or More

2021 count

149

% of total

2.8%

Not Stated

2021 count

1,198

% of total

22.4%

Data table

Individual income for Unincorporated NT. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NT.

Individual income for Unincorporated NT. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NT.
Individual income for Unincorporated NT. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NT.
Category2021 count2021 %Regional NT %
Negative Nil Income2815.3%5.9%
1 To 149931.7%5.7%
150 To 2991192.2%16.7%
300 To 3991773.3%8.2%
400 To 4992013.8%5.6%
500 To 6492083.9%4.6%
650 To 7992975.6%4.0%
800 To 9993666.9%5.2%
1000 To 12495109.6%6.8%
1250 To 14993446.4%5.7%
1500 To 17493566.7%5.3%
1750 To 19992765.2%3.9%
2000 To 299963711.9%6.4%
3000 To 34991282.4%1.2%
3500 Or More1492.8%1.5%
Not Stated1,19822.4%13.4%
Total5,340100.0%100.0%