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, Negative Nil Income was the most common category among residents aged 15 and over in Alexander Heights, accounting for 11.6% (728 people). This share was higher than Wanneroo (C) (10.1%).

Section overview

Weekly individual income

Alexander Heights - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises individual income for Alexander Heights in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wanneroo (C).

Chart view

Weekly individual income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Alexander Heights, with comparison markers for Wanneroo (C).

Alexander Heights
Wanneroo (C)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

728

% of total

11.6%

1 To 149

2021 count

209

% of total

3.3%

150 To 299

2021 count

357

% of total

5.7%

300 To 399

2021 count

549

% of total

8.7%

400 To 499

2021 count

514

% of total

8.2%

500 To 649

2021 count

493

% of total

7.8%

650 To 799

2021 count

479

% of total

7.6%

800 To 999

2021 count

516

% of total

8.2%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

662

% of total

10.5%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

442

% of total

7.0%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

378

% of total

6.0%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

235

% of total

3.7%

2000 To 2999

2021 count

372

% of total

5.9%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

59

% of total

0.9%

3500 Or More

2021 count

46

% of total

0.7%

Not Stated

2021 count

252

% of total

4.0%

Data table

Individual income for Alexander Heights. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Wanneroo (C).

Individual income for Alexander Heights. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Wanneroo (C).
Individual income for Alexander Heights. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Wanneroo (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Wanneroo (C) %
Negative Nil Income72811.6%10.1%
1 To 1492093.3%3.5%
150 To 2993575.7%5.1%
300 To 3995498.7%7.2%
400 To 4995148.2%6.7%
500 To 6494937.8%7.0%
650 To 7994797.6%6.8%
800 To 9995168.2%8.1%
1000 To 124966210.5%9.4%
1250 To 14994427.0%7.4%
1500 To 17493786.0%6.4%
1750 To 19992353.7%4.7%
2000 To 29993725.9%7.9%
3000 To 3499590.9%1.8%
3500 Or More460.7%2.0%
Not Stated2524.0%5.9%
Total6,291100.0%100.0%