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, 1000 To 1249 was the most common category among residents aged 15 and over in Black Forest, accounting for 11.1% (186 people). This share was higher than Unley (C) (8.4%).

Section overview

Weekly individual income

Black Forest - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises individual income for Black Forest in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Unley (C).

Chart view

Weekly individual income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Black Forest, with comparison markers for Unley (C).

Black Forest
Unley (C)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

95

% of total

5.7%

1 To 149

2021 count

77

% of total

4.6%

150 To 299

2021 count

86

% of total

5.1%

300 To 399

2021 count

108

% of total

6.4%

400 To 499

2021 count

138

% of total

8.2%

500 To 649

2021 count

128

% of total

7.6%

650 To 799

2021 count

120

% of total

7.2%

800 To 999

2021 count

126

% of total

7.5%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

186

% of total

11.1%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

133

% of total

7.9%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

133

% of total

7.9%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

87

% of total

5.2%

2000 To 2999

2021 count

133

% of total

7.9%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

31

% of total

1.8%

3500 Or More

2021 count

45

% of total

2.7%

Not Stated

2021 count

50

% of total

3.0%

Data table

Individual income for Black Forest. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Unley (C).

Individual income for Black Forest. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Unley (C).
Individual income for Black Forest. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Unley (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Unley (C) %
Negative Nil Income955.7%7.7%
1 To 149774.6%3.7%
150 To 299865.1%4.5%
300 To 3991086.4%5.6%
400 To 4991388.2%6.8%
500 To 6491287.6%7.0%
650 To 7991207.2%6.5%
800 To 9991267.5%6.9%
1000 To 124918611.1%8.4%
1250 To 14991337.9%6.9%
1500 To 17491337.9%6.6%
1750 To 1999875.2%5.3%
2000 To 29991337.9%9.9%
3000 To 3499311.8%2.8%
3500 Or More452.7%7.5%
Not Stated503.0%3.8%
Total1,676100.0%100.0%