Gunnedah Shire
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander profile - Household income
In Gunnedah Shire, 63% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households earned $1,000 or more per week.
Households form the common 'economic unit' in our society. Gunnedah Shire’s First Nations household income is one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status of the First Nations population. Higher household incomes enable households to participate in society and escape poverty traps. Lower household incomes for the First Nations households of an area can indicate lower socio-economic status.
The incomes presented on this page are for the latest Census year only, due to the change in collection ranges each Census, they can’t be directly compared over time. For comparison of incomes over time, please see the accompanying Household Income Quartiles topic.
Please note that this table counts First Nations households, which are households containing one or more Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander persons at home on Census night. Household income can be contributed by all members of the household, which may include both First Nations and non-First Nations persons.
To get a clearer picture of the income and socio-economic status of the First Nations population, household income data should be viewed in conjunction with Household Type, Age Structure, and Tenure.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the total of all wages/salaries, government benefits, pensions, allowances and other income the person usually receives?'
Family, group and lone person households
| Weekly household income | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households - Gunnedah Shire | 2021 | ||||||
| Weekly income | Number | % | New South Wales - First Nations % | ||||
| Neg/Nil Income | 7 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 28001 | |||
| $1 - $149 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 28002 | |||
| $150 - $299 | 17 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 28003 | |||
| $300 - $399 | 20 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 28004 | |||
| $400 - $499 | 32 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 28005 | |||
| $500 - $649 | 37 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 28006 | |||
| $650 - $799 | 61 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 28007 | |||
| $800 - $999 | 53 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 28009 | |||
| $1,000 - $1,249 | 79 | 9.2 | 7.8 | 28010 | |||
| $1,250 - $1,499 | 72 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 28011 | |||
| $1,500 - $1,749 | 57 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 28012 | |||
| $1,750 - $1,999 | 57 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 28013 | |||
| $2,000 - $2,499 | 94 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 28014 | |||
| $2,500 - $2,999 | 58 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 28015 | |||
| $3,000 - $3,499 | 45 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 28016 | |||
| $3,500 - $3,999 | 31 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 28017 | |||
| $4,000 - $4,499 | 15 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 28018 | |||
| $4,500 - $4,999 | 18 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 28019 | |||
| $5,000 - $5,999 | 3 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 28020 | |||
| $6,000 - $7,999 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 28021 | |||
| $8,000 or more | 5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 28022 | |||
| Not stated | 88 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 28098 | |||
| Total households | 857 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window) (informed decisions).
(Enumerated data)
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Dominant groups
Analysis of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander household income levels in Gunnedah Shire in 2021 compared to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population household income levels in New South Wales shows that there was a similar 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, 14.2% of the households earned a high income, and 20.7% were low income households, compared with 14.1% and 23.7% respectively for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population households in New South Wales.
The major differences between incomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households of Gunnedah Shire and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population households of New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of households who earned $1,000 - $1,249 (9.2% compared to 7.8%)
- A smaller percentage of households who earned $400 - $499 (3.7% compared to 5.2%)