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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the Sydenham District, the 'lowest' male income quartile was the largest group in 2021, comprising 30% of males aged 15 and over.
the Sydenham District'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.
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Individual income quartiles | |||||||
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Sydenham District - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2001 | Change | ||||
Quartile group | Number | % | Keilor Park & District % | Number | % | Keilor Park & District % | 2001 to 2021 |
Lowest group | 5,458 | 30.1 | 29.9 | 2,883 | 20.1 | 25.7 | +2,575 |
Medium lowest | 4,406 | 24.3 | 24.9 | 3,169 | 22.1 | 26.6 | +1,236 |
Medium highest | 4,746 | 26.1 | 24.5 | 4,484 | 31.3 | 30.1 | +262 |
Highest group | 3,545 | 19.5 | 20.8 | 3,783 | 26.4 | 17.6 | -237 |
Total persons aged 15+ | 18,157 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 14,321 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +3,836 |
Individual income - Quartile group dollar ranges | |||||
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Calculated from income data for Victoria - Total persons aged 15+ | Weekly income by Census year | ||||
Individual quartile ranges | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | 2001 |
Lowest group | $0 to $431 | $0 to $363 | $0 to $311 | $0 to $245 | $0 to $255 |
Medium lowest | $432 to $987 | $364 to $815 | $312 to $732 | $246 to $604 | $256 to $534 |
Medium highest | $988 to $1,695 | $816 to $1,434 | $733 to $1,268 | $605 to $1,043 | $535 to $869 |
Highest group | $1,696 and over | $1,435 and over | $1,269 and over | $1,044 and over | $870 and over |
Income quartiles allow us to compare relative income-earning capabilities across time. Analysis of the distribution of the population by income quartile in Sydenham District compared to the Keilor Park & District shows that there was lesser proportion of persons in the highest income quartile and a similar proportion in the lowest income quartile.
The most significant change in Sydenham District in males between 2001 and 2021 was in the lowest quartile which showed an increase of 2,575 males.
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