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Household income

In Blacktown City Council, 37.7% of people born overseas were in households earning an income of $3,000 or more per week.

Households form the common 'economic unit' in our society. Blacktown City Council's Household Income is one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Educational Qualifications and Occupation, it helps to reveal the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the overseas-born population in Blacktown City Council.

Income for the overseas-born population may be lower or higher than the total population. Some areas with many recent migrants, particularly students and refugees, may have lower incomes, though if they are sponsored business migrants the effect may be the opposite. This topic helps quantify the difference between the incomes of Australian and overseas-born for the area, to assist in targeting services to these communities.

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?'

Weekly household income
Blacktown City Council - born overseas2021
Weekly incomeNumber%Blacktown City - Total population
Neg/Nil Income2,1221.21.1
$1 - $1494630.30.3
$150 - $2998210.50.5
$300 - $3991,3820.80.9
$400 - $4993,1941.82.1
$500 - $6492,4701.41.8
$650 - $7995,7153.33.4
$800 - $9995,4243.13.6
$1,000 - $1,2497,4244.34.7
$1,250 - $1,4999,7535.66.0
$1,500 - $1,7498,7885.05.3
$1,750 - $1,9999,0235.25.4
$2,000 - $2,49923,46913.413.5
$2,500 - $2,999 18,77610.810.8
$3,000 - $3,49917,83710.29.8
$3,500 - $3,99912,5797.26.9
$4,000 - $4,4998,0264.64.4
$4,500 - $4,99910,4296.05.3
$5,000 - $5,9998,7075.04.5
$6,000 - $7,9996,5623.83.2
$8,000 or more1,5860.90.8
Not stated9,9685.75.9
Total people174,518100.0100.0
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of household income levels for people born overseas in Blacktown City Council in 2021 compared to the total population in Blacktown City Council shows that there was a larger proportion of people born overseas in high income households (those earning $3,000 per week or more) and a lower proportion in low income households (those earning less than $800 per week).

Overall, 37.7% of people born overseas were in households that earned a high income, and 9.3% were in low income households, compared with 34.8% and 10.0% respectively for the total population in Blacktown City Council.

There were no major differences between the population born overseas in Blacktown City and the total population in Blacktown City Council in 2021.

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