South Fremantle

Individual income quartiles

In South Fremantle, the 'highest' quartile is the largest group, comprising 29% of people aged 15+.

South Fremantle's income statistics are an indicator of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Household Income, Educational 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.

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the total of all wages/salaries, government benefits, pensions, allowances and other income the person usually receives?'

Gross amount for persons aged 15 years and over

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Individual income quartiles
South Fremantle 2011 2006 Change
Quartile group Number % City of Fremantle Number % City of Fremantle 2006 to 2011
Lowest group 527 22.4 22.6 494 22.4 24.1 +33
Medium lowest 589 25.1 26.6 545 24.8 26.5 +44
Medium highest 556 23.7 23.2 478 21.7 22.0 +78
Highest group 677 28.8 27.6 685 31.1 27.3 -8
Total persons aged 15+ 2,352 100.0 100.0 2,203 100.0 100.0 +148

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2011. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Please refer to the specific data notes for more information

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Quartile group dollar ranges (Individuals)
Calculated from income data for Western Australia Weekly income by Census year
Individual quartile ranges
 2011
 2006
 2001
Lowest group $0 to $284 $0 to $219 $0 to $178
Medium lowest $285 to $661 $220 to $500 $179 to $374
Medium highest $662 to $1,271 $501 to $941 $375 to $692
Highest group $1,272 and over $942 and over $693 and over

Individual income quartiles, 2011
Individual income quartiles, 2011 Highest group, City of Fremantle: 27.6% Medium highest, City of Fremantle: 23.2% Medium lowest, City of Fremantle: 26.6% Lowest group, City of Fremantle: 22.6% Highest group, South Fremantle: 28.8% Medium highest, South Fremantle: 23.7% Medium lowest, South Fremantle: 25.1% Lowest group, South Fremantle: 22.4% ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.
Change in individual income quartiles, 2006 to 2011
Change in individual income quartiles, 2006 to 2011 Highest group, South Fremantle: -8 Medium highest, South Fremantle: +78 Medium lowest, South Fremantle: +44 Lowest group, South Fremantle: +33 ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2006 and 2011 (Usual residence data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

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 South Fremantle compared to the City of Fremantle shows that there was greater proportion of persons in the highest income quartile, and a similar proportion in the lowest income quartile.

Emerging groups

The most significant change in South Fremantle between 2006 and 2011 was in the medium highest quartile which showed an increase of 78 persons.