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Altona Meadows

Individual income quartiles

In Altona Meadows, the 'lowest' income quartile was the largest group in 2021, comprising 27% of people aged 15 and over.

Altona Meadows'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
Altona Meadows - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Quartile groupNumber%Hobsons Bay City %Number%Hobsons Bay City %2016 to 2021
Lowest group3,90927.123.83,90426.324.0+5
Medium lowest3,76726.122.03,90626.323.3-139
Medium highest3,67425.522.43,88526.223.2-210
Highest group3,06521.331.83,14621.229.6-81
Total persons aged 15+14,417100.0100.014,842100.0100.0-425
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 Victoria - Total persons aged 15+Weekly income by Census year
Individual quartile ranges20212016201120062001
Lowest group$0 to $375$0 to $310$0 to $261$0 to $204$0 to $180
Medium lowest$376 to $802$311 to $644$262 to $560$205 to $455$181 to $378
Medium highest$803 to $1,474$645 to $1,198$561 to $1,057$456 to $859$379 to $688
Highest group$1,475 and over$1,199 and over$1,058 and over$860 and over$689 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 Altona Meadows compared to Hobsons Bay City shows that there was lesser proportion of persons in the highest income quartile and a greater proportion in the lowest income quartile.

Emerging groups

The most significant change in Altona Meadows in persons between 2016 and 2021 was in the medium highest quartile which showed a slight decrease of -210 persons.

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