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Central Coast Council area

Household income quartiles

In Central Coast NSW, 36.5% of children aged 0 to 4 years in households with income were in the 'highest' quartile.

Households form the common 'economic unit' in our society. Central Coast NSW's Household Income is one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. When related to age, this shows the household income of the household in which the individual of that age group was counted.

This helps to reveal the socio-economic opportunities available to people of a particular age group, and the resources available to them. It can answer questions such as whether the wealth of an area is being shared equally among all ages, or particular groups, eg. children or retirees, have access to significantly higher or lower incomes than the general population.

Note that, particularly for children, this does not mean that the person in the age group actually receives the income, just that they are in a household with that income.

The incomes presented on this page are in quartiles, which are defined as four groups containing an equal number of households across New South Wales. They may not contain an equal number of persons in each group, and in fact, more people are generally counted in households in the highest income quartile because income is correlated with household size. However, using income quartiles effectively adjusts for inflation, allowing changes in income for the chosen age groups to be benchmarked to the state, the wider population, and shows change over time. A detailed explanation of how Household 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?'

Household income quartiles
Central Coast NSW - 0 to 4 years20212016Change
Quartile groupNumber%Central Coast Council area - Total populationNumber%Central Coast Council area - Total population2016 to 2021
Lowest group1,6279.118.01,86310.818.5-236
Medium lowest3,38018.922.13,59820.923.3-218
Medium highest6,32535.427.16,18835.927.8+136
Highest group6,51036.532.85,58232.430.4+928
Total people17,844100.0100.017,234100.0100.0+610
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Household income - Quartile group dollar ranges
Calculated from income data for New South WalesWeekly income by Census year
Household income ranges2021201620112006200119961991
Lowest group$0 to $886$0 to $750$0 to $614$0 to $530$0 to $418$0 to $337$0 to $303
Medium lowest$887 to $1,824$751 to $1,481$615 to $1,233$531 to $1,034$419 to $828$338 to $652$304 to $587
Medium highest$1,825 to $3,134$1,482 to $2,554$1,234 to $2,272$1,035 to $1,788$829 to $1,462$653 to $1,146$588 to $981
Highest group$3,135 and over$2,555 and over$2,273 and over$1,789 and over$1,463 and over$1,147 and over$982 and over

Dominant groups

Income quartiles allow us to compare relative income-earning capabilities across time. Analysis of the distribution of children aged 0 to 4 years by households income quartile in Central Coast Council area compared to the total population in Central Coast NSW shows that there was greater proportion of children aged 0 to 4 years in the highest income quartile, and a lesser proportion in the lowest income quartile.

Emerging groups

The most significant change in Central Coast Council area between 2016 and 2021 for children aged 0 to 4 years was in the highest quartile which showed an increase of 928 persons.

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