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Gunnedah Shire'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 | |||||||
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| Gunnedah Shire - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Quartile group | Number | % | Regional NSW % | Number | % | Regional NSW % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Lowest group | 1,037 | 23.8 | 26.7 | 969 | 22.6 | 26.1 | +68 |
| Medium lowest | 1,102 | 25.3 | 29.2 | 1,211 | 28.3 | 30.0 | -108 |
| Medium highest | 1,044 | 23.9 | 25.0 | 1,052 | 24.5 | 24.8 | -8 |
| Highest group | 1,177 | 27.0 | 19.1 | 1,053 | 24.6 | 19.1 | +124 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 4,362 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,287 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +75 |
| Individual income - Quartile group dollar ranges | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculated from income data for New South Wales - Total persons aged 15+ | Weekly income by Census year | ||||
| Individual quartile ranges | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | 2001 |
| Lowest group | $0 to $433 | $0 to $371 | $0 to $309 | $0 to $244 | $0 to $256 |
| Medium lowest | $434 to $992 | $372 to $827 | $310 to $725 | $245 to $605 | $257 to $546 |
| Medium highest | $993 to $1,740 | $828 to $1,488 | $726 to $1,314 | $606 to $1,095 | $547 to $913 |
| Highest group | $1,741 and over | $1,489 and over | $1,315 and over | $1,096 and over | $914 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 Gunnedah Shire compared to Regional NSW shows that there was greater proportion of persons in the highest income quartile and a lesser proportion in the lowest income quartile.
Emerging groups
The most significant change in Gunnedah Shire in males between 2016 and 2021 was in the highest quartile which showed an increase of 124 males.
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