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Harkness

Individual income quartiles

In Harkness, the 'medium highest' male income quartile was the largest group in 2021, comprising 33% of males aged 15 and over.

Harkness'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
Harkness - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Quartile groupNumber%City of Melton %Number%City of Melton %2016 to 2021
Lowest group94024.225.461222.324.6+328
Medium lowest92723.823.558821.422.5+339
Medium highest1,28533.029.994334.330.0+342
Highest group73718.921.260422.022.9+132
Total persons aged 15+3,890100.0100.02,748100.0100.0+1,141
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 $431$0 to $363$0 to $311$0 to $245$0 to $255
Medium lowest$432 to $987$364 to $815$312 to $732$246 to $604$256 to $534
Medium highest$988 to $1,695$816 to $1,434$733 to $1,268$605 to $1,043$535 to $869
Highest group$1,696 and over$1,435 and over$1,269 and over$1,044 and over$870 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 Harkness compared to the City of Melton shows that there was lesser proportion of persons in the highest income quartile as well as a lesser proportion in the lowest income quartile.

Emerging groups

The most significant change in Harkness in males between 2016 and 2021 was in the medium highest quartile which showed an increase of 342 males.

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