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, $2,000 to $2,499 was the most common household-income band among households in Tarneit, accounting for 16.7% (2,596 households). This share was higher than Wyndham (C) (14.3%).

Section overview

Weekly household income

Tarneit - Total households (Enumerated)

This table summarises household income for Tarneit in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Wyndham (C).

Chart view

Weekly household income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Tarneit, with comparison markers for Wyndham (C).

Tarneit
Wyndham (C)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

203

% of total

1.3%

1 To 149

2021 count

50

% of total

0.3%

150 To 299

2021 count

83

% of total

0.5%

300 To 399

2021 count

132

% of total

0.8%

400 To 499

2021 count

275

% of total

1.8%

500 To 649

2021 count

334

% of total

2.1%

650 To 799

2021 count

541

% of total

3.5%

800 To 999

2021 count

681

% of total

4.4%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

970

% of total

6.2%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

1,237

% of total

7.9%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

1,145

% of total

7.3%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

1,150

% of total

7.4%

2000 To 2499

2021 count

2,596

% of total

16.7%

2500 To 2999

2021 count

1,739

% of total

11.2%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

1,277

% of total

8.2%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

757

% of total

4.9%

4000 To 4499

2021 count

405

% of total

2.6%

4500 To 4999

2021 count

484

% of total

3.1%

5000 To 5999

2021 count

361

% of total

2.3%

6000 To 7999

2021 count

193

% of total

1.2%

8000 Or More

2021 count

39

% of total

0.3%

Not stated

2021 count

935

% of total

6.0%

Data table

Household income for Tarneit. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Wyndham (C).

Household income for Tarneit. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Wyndham (C).
Household income for Tarneit. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Wyndham (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Wyndham (C) %
Negative Nil Income2031.3%1.7%
1 To 149500.3%0.4%
150 To 299830.5%0.8%
300 To 3991320.8%1.3%
400 To 4992751.8%2.9%
500 To 6493342.1%2.8%
650 To 7995413.5%4.3%
800 To 9996814.4%5.1%
1000 To 12499706.2%6.6%
1250 To 14991,2377.9%7.5%
1500 To 17491,1457.3%6.7%
1750 To 19991,1507.4%6.3%
2000 To 24992,59616.7%14.3%
2500 To 29991,73911.2%9.4%
3000 To 34991,2778.2%7.8%
3500 To 39997574.9%4.8%
4000 To 44994052.6%2.7%
4500 To 49994843.1%3.8%
5000 To 59993612.3%2.6%
6000 To 79991931.2%1.7%
8000 Or More390.3%0.4%
Not stated9356.0%6.2%
Total15,587100.0%100.0%