Old Toongabbie

Household income quartiles

In Old Toongabbie, the 'highest' quartile is the largest group, comprising 30% of households with income.

Households form the common 'economic unit' in our society. 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 Old Toongabbie's socio-economic status and economic opportunities. Household 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 a powerful and objective way of looking at income data and in particular, how it is changing.

A detailed explanation of how Household Income quartiles are calculated and interpreted is available in specific data notes.

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the total of all wages/salaries, government benefits, pensions, allowances and other income the person usually receives?'

Households

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Household income quartiles
Old Toongabbie 2011 2006 Change
Quartile group Number % City of Parramatta Number % City of Parramatta 2006 to 2011
Lowest group 176 18.5 23.3 183 19.4 24.2 -7
Medium lowest 222 23.3 24.9 209 22.1 25.3 +13
Medium highest 269 28.3 27.6 283 30.0 26.2 -14
Highest group 284 29.8 24.2 268 28.4 24.3 +16
Total Households 953 100.0 100.0 944 100.0 100.0 +9

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2011. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Please refer to the specific data notes for more information

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Quartile group dollar ranges (Households)
Calculated from income data for New South Wales Weekly income by Census year
Household income ranges
 2011
 2006
 2001
 1996
 1991
Lowest group $0 to $614 $0 to $530 $0 to $418 $0 to $337 $0 to $302
Medium lowest $615 to $1,233 $531 to $1,034 $419 to $828 $338 to $652 $303 to $582
Medium highest $1,234 to $2,272 $1,035 to $1,788 $829 to $1,462 $653 to $1,146 $583 to $975
Highest group $2,273 and over $1,789 and over $1,463 and over $1,147 and over $976 and over

Household income quartiles, 2011
Household income quartiles, 2011 Highest group, City of Parramatta: 24.2% Medium highest, City of Parramatta: 27.6% Medium lowest, City of Parramatta: 24.9% Lowest group, City of Parramatta: 23.3% Highest group, Old Toongabbie: 29.8% Medium highest, Old Toongabbie: 28.3% Medium lowest, Old Toongabbie: 23.3% Lowest group, Old Toongabbie: 18.5% ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2011 (Enumerated data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.
Change in household income quartile, 2006 to 2011
Change in household income quartile, 2006 to 2011 Highest group, Old Toongabbie: +16 Medium highest, Old Toongabbie: -14 Medium lowest, Old Toongabbie: +13 Lowest group, Old Toongabbie: -7 ​
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2006 and 2011 (Enumerated data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id, the population experts.

Dominant groups

Income quartiles allow us to compare relative income-earning capabilities across time. Analysis of the distribution of households by income quartile in Old Toongabbie compared to the City of Parramatta shows that there was greater proportion of households in the highest income quartile, and a lesser proportion in the lowest income quartile.

Emerging groups

The most significant change in Old Toongabbie between 2006 and 2011 was in the highest quartile which showed an increase of 16 households.