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Central Coast Council area

Individual income quartiles

In Central Coast Council area, the 'medium lowest' income quartile was the largest group in 2021, comprising 28% of people aged 15 and over.

Central Coast Council area'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
Central Coast Council area - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Quartile groupNumber%Regional TAS %Number%Regional TAS %2016 to 2021
Lowest group4,72926.326.54,09725.126.2+632
Medium lowest4,97127.726.84,56428.027.0+407
Medium highest4,24223.624.64,00524.524.9+237
Highest group4,03422.422.13,65522.421.9+379
Total persons aged 15+17,979100.0100.016,323100.0100.0+1,656
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
Individual income - Quartile group dollar ranges
Calculated from income data for Tasmania - Total persons aged 15+Weekly income by Census year
Individual quartile ranges20212016201120062001
Lowest group$0 to $379$0 to $328$0 to $269$0 to $208$0 to $176
Medium lowest$380 to $701$329 to $573$270 to $498$209 to $398$177 to $312
Medium highest$702 to $1,241$574 to $1,040$499 to $918$399 to $741$313 to $580
Highest group$1,242 and over$1,041 and over$919 and over$742 and over$581 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 Central Coast Council area compared to Regional TAS shows that there was similar proportion of persons in the highest income quartile as well as a similar proportion in the lowest income quartile.

Emerging groups

The most significant change in Central Coast Council area in persons between 2016 and 2021 was in the lowest quartile which showed an increase of 632 persons.

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