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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idAssuming all households were the same size, the 'highest' quartile was the largest income group in South East Queensland in [Parameter].[StartYear].
While Household Income is a useful measure, it is difficult to tell if changes over time and between geographic areas are due to actual changes in income levels, or due to changes in household size and composition. For example, an increase in lower income households could be due to job losses in key economic sectors, or simply due to decreasing household size as adult children leave home.
Equivalised Household Income puts all households on an equal footing independent of household size and composition to enable a true comparison between areas and over time. It is an indicator of the income resource available to a household of standard size and is the best measure of the changing economic fortunes of households living in South East Queensland.
A detailed explanation of how Equivalised Household Income quartiles are calculated and interpreted is available in specific data notes.
Learn more about the characteristics of low-income households here.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the total of all wages/salaries, government benefits, pensions, allowances and other income the person usually receives?'
| Equivalised household income quartiles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East Queensland - Households (Enumerated) | [Parameter].[StartYear] | [Parameter].[EndYear] | Change | ||||
| Quartile group | Number | % | New South Wales % | Number | % | New South Wales % | [Parameter].[EndYear] to [Parameter].[StartYear] |
| Lowest group | 277,417 | 22.8 | 24.7 | 232,022 | 22.8 | 25.0 | +45,396 |
| Medium lowest | 298,680 | 24.6 | 24.1 | 251,747 | 24.7 | 24.2 | +46,933 |
| Medium highest | 311,818 | 25.7 | 24.4 | 261,589 | 25.7 | 24.3 | +50,229 |
| Highest group | 326,982 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 273,666 | 26.9 | 26.5 | +53,316 |
| Total Households | 1,214,899 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,019,025 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +195,874 |
| Equivalised household income - Quartile group dollar ranges | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculated from income data for Australia | Weekly income by Census year | ||||
| Equivalised household income ranges | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | 2001 |
| Lowest group | $0 to $598 | $0 to $497 | $0 to $432 | $0 to $353 | $0 to $282 |
| Medium lowest | $599 to $1,069 | $498 to $877 | $433 to $763 | $354 to $607 | $283 to $482 |
| Medium highest | $1,070 to $1,706 | $878 to $1,420 | $764 to $1,230 | $608 to $982 | $483 to $773 |
| Highest group | $1,707 and over | $1,421 and over | $1,231 and over | $983 and over | $774 and over |
Dominant groups
Equivalised income quartiles allow us to compare relative income-earning capabilities across time. Because the data is equivalised, households of different size and composition are placed on an equal footing.
Analysis of the distribution of households by income quartile in South East Queensland compared to New South Wales shows that there was a similar proportion of households in the highest equivalised income quartile, and a lesser proportion in the lowest equivalised income quartile.
Emerging groups
The most significant change in South East Queensland between [Parameter].[EndYear] and [Parameter].[StartYear] was in the highest quartile which showed an increase of 53,316 households.
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