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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Greater Sydney, the 'highest' female income quartile was the largest group in 2021, comprising 28% of females aged 15 and over.
Greater Sydney's income statistics are an indicator of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Household Income, Qualifications and Occupation, they help tell the story of the area's economic opportunities and socio-economic status. Individual income levels are not comparable over time because of the influences of economic change such as wage level fluctuations and inflation. The income quartile method is the most objective method of comparing change in the income profile of a community over time.
A detailed explanation of how Individual Income quartiles are calculated and interpreted is available in specific data notes.
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?'
| Individual income quartiles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Sydney - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Quartile group | Number | % | Victoria % | Number | % | Victoria % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Lowest group | 527,013 | 25.8 | 29.2 | 488,387 | 26.4 | 30.4 | +38,626 |
| Medium lowest | 450,079 | 22.1 | 28.7 | 400,349 | 21.7 | 28.8 | +49,731 |
| Medium highest | 488,969 | 24.0 | 23.6 | 435,693 | 23.6 | 24.0 | +53,276 |
| Highest group | 573,231 | 28.1 | 18.5 | 523,213 | 28.3 | 16.8 | +50,018 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 2,039,294 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,847,643 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +191,651 |
| Individual income - Quartile group dollar ranges | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculated from income data for Australia - Total persons aged 15+ | Weekly income by Census year | ||||
| Individual quartile ranges | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | 2001 |
| Lowest group | $0 to $347 | $0 to $275 | $0 to $237 | $0 to $184 | $0 to $186 |
| Medium lowest | $348 to $671 | $276 to $536 | $238 to $454 | $185 to $363 | $187 to $323 |
| Medium highest | $672 to $1,244 | $537 to $1,004 | $455 to $864 | $364 to $685 | $324 to $569 |
| Highest group | $1,245 and over | $1,005 and over | $865 and over | $686 and over | $570 and over |
Dominant groups
Income quartiles allow us to compare relative income-earning capabilities across time. Analysis of the distribution of the population by income quartile in Greater Sydney compared to Victoria shows that there was greater proportion of persons in the highest income quartile and a lesser proportion in the lowest income quartile.
Emerging groups
The most significant change in Greater Sydney in females between 2016 and 2021 was in the medium highest quartile which showed an increase of 53,276 females.
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