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Hobsons Bay City

Household income

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In 2021, 38.2% of recent arrivals in Hobsons Bay City are in households earning $3000 or more per week.

Households form the common 'economic unit' in our society. Hobsons Bay City's Household Income is one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Educational Qualifications and Occupation, it helps to reveal the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the recent arrivals in Hobsons Bay City.

Income for recent arrivals may be lower or higher than the wider population. Generally, areas with many recent migrants, particularly students and refugees, may have lower incomes. On the other hand, some areas attract more recent skilled migrants and business sponsored migration which will tend to have higher incomes among their recent arrivals.

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?'

Weekly household income
Hobsons Bay City - Recent arrivals2021
Weekly incomeNumber%Greater Melbourne
Neg/Nil Income411.03.5
$1 - $14980.20.7
$150 - $299310.81.0
$300 - $399220.51.0
$400 - $499431.11.6
$500 - $649461.12.0
$650 - $799812.02.9
$800 - $9991092.73.8
$1,000 - $1,2491754.35.6
$1,250 - $1,4991974.96.8
$1,500 - $1,7492295.65.9
$1,750 - $1,9992806.96.1
$2,000 - $2,49955913.814.4
$2,500 - $2,999 46611.59.7
$3,000 - $3,49942310.48.6
$3,500 - $3,9992426.05.4
$4,000 - $4,4991684.13.6
$4,500 - $4,9992997.45.2
$5,000 - $5,9991994.93.5
$6,000 - $7,9991784.42.5
$8,000 or more380.90.8
Not Stated2215.55.5
Total people in private dwellings4,055100.0100.0
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of household income levels for recent arrivals in Hobsons Bay City shows that there was a larger proportion of recent arrivals in high income households (those earning $3,000 per week or more) and a lower proportion in low income households (those earning less than $799 per week) compared to Greater Melbourne in 2021.

Overall, 38.2% of recent arrivals were in households that earned a high income, and 6.7% were in low income households, compared with 29.6% and 12.6% respectively for Greater Melbourne.

The major differences between household income levels of recent arrivals in Hobsons Bay City and Greater Melbourne were:

  • A larger percentage of people in households who earned $4,500 - $4,999 (7.4% compared to 5.2%)
  • A larger percentage of people in households who earned $3,000 - $3,499 (10.4% compared to 8.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in households who earned Neg/Nil Income (1.0% compared to 3.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in households who earned $1,250 - $1,499 (4.9% compared to 6.8%)

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