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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Western Region, 17.5% of households earned an income of $3,000 or more per week in 2021.
Households form the common 'economic unit' in our society. Western Region's Household Income is one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Qualifications and Occupation, it helps to reveal the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of Western Region. It is important to note that income data is not necessarily a measure of wealth. For example, if an area has a large number of retirees this will produce a higher proportion of households with low income but the retirees may have large capital wealth. For this reason, household income should be viewed in conjunction with Age and Household Composition.
The incomes presented on this page are for the latest Census year only. For comparison of incomes over time, go to Household Income Quartiles.
Learn more about the characteristics of low-income households here.
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Weekly household income | |||
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Western Region - Total households (Enumerated) | 2021 | ||
Weekly income | Number | % | Pakenham Precinct % |
Neg/Nil Income | 276 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
$1 - $149 | 88 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
$150 - $299 | 151 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
$300 - $399 | 358 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
$400 - $499 | 1,058 | 4.0 | 5.7 |
$500 - $649 | 931 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
$650 - $799 | 1,360 | 5.1 | 6.5 |
$800 - $999 | 1,564 | 5.9 | 6.9 |
$1,000 - $1,249 | 2,042 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
$1,250 - $1,499 | 2,186 | 8.2 | 8.9 |
$1,500 - $1,749 | 1,856 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
$1,750 - $1,999 | 1,959 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
$2,000 - $2,499 | 3,937 | 14.7 | 13.7 |
$2,500 - $2,999 | 2,691 | 10.1 | 8.5 |
$3,000 - $3,499 | 1,861 | 7.0 | 5.7 |
$3,500 - $3,999 | 1,009 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
$4,000 - $4,499 | 481 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
$4,500 - $4,999 | 631 | 2.4 | 1.3 |
$5,000 - $5,999 | 422 | 1.6 | 1.0 |
$6,000 - $7,999 | 200 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
$8,000 or more | 55 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Not stated | 1,576 | 5.9 | 6.3 |
Total households | 26,703 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Analysis of household income levels in Western Region in 2021 compared to Pakenham Precinct shows that there was a larger proportion of high income households (those earning $3,000 per week or more) and a lower proportion of low income households (those earning less than $800 per week).
Overall, 17.5% of the households earned a high income and 15.8% were low income households, compared with 12.2% and 20.7% respectively for Pakenham Precinct.
The major differences between the household incomes of Western Region and Pakenham Precinct were:
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