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Hobsons Bay CityCommunity profile

Hobsons Bay City

Introduction

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There were 11,372 people in low income households living in Hobsons Bay City.

Those on low incomes may have quite different characteristics and living arrangements from the total population, and many local governments, state government and federal government services are targeted at those with limited financial means, so it is an important group to understand.

Low income households for the purposes of the communities of interest profiles is defined as households falling into approximately the bottom 20% of equivalised incomes across Australia. For 2021 and 2016, this includes the range of households under $500 per week. Earlier comparison has been excluded due to the large change in incomes over this period. The $500 per week level includes about 22% of all households Australia-wide in 2016 but has fallen to 19% in 2021 due to inflation. As it is still the closest standard range to the 20% mark it is used in both years. However inflation means that the number of households in this category has fallen, so most tables in the low income households profile will show a decline in the absolute number of households. For time series analysis, it is better to focus on the change in percentages by category. Please take care when comparing the low income categories over time for this reason, as the effect of inflation has not been taken into account between 2016 and 2021.

Equivalised incomes are used to define low incomes as they adjust automatically for household size and composition. For more information on equivalised incomes please see the specific data notes.

See how to use this profile to understand the characteristics of low income households in your area.

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?'

Key statistics
Hobsons Bay City - Low income households20212016Change
Number%Greater MelbourneNumber%Greater Melbourne2016 to 2021
Total Population11,372100.0100.015,178100.0100.0-3,806
Males5,12145.045.57,01746.246.1-1,896
Females6,25655.054.58,16153.853.9-1,905
Total households5,912100.0100.06,975100.0100.0-1,063
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

Data notes

Please note that topics counting persons (such as age structure, birthplace and qualifications) are actually counting ALL persons in low income households. Therefore an individual low income household will be counted more than once if it contains more than one person (as all household types except lone person households do).

Households where one or more people in the household did not state their income are excluded from the household income classification, and are not defined as low income, even if the sum of the incomes which were stated would otherwise put the household in that category.

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