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Big Rivers

Individual income quartiles

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In Big Rivers, the 'lowest' income quartile was the largest group in 2021, comprising 37% of people aged 15 and over.

Big Rivers'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
Big Rivers - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Quartile groupNumber%RDA Northern Territory %Number%RDA Northern Territory %2016 to 2021
Lowest group4,54136.725.04,06236.625.0+479
Medium lowest3,21026.025.03,08327.825.0+127
Medium highest2,49020.125.02,24720.225.0+243
Highest group2,13017.225.01,71315.425.0+416
Total persons aged 15+12,373100.0100.011,107100.0100.0+1,266
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 Northern Territory - Total persons aged 15+Weekly income by Census year
Individual quartile ranges20212016201120062001
Lowest group$0 to $353$0 to $325$0 to $282$0 to $217$0 to $182
Medium lowest$354 to $935$326 to $871$283 to $741$218 to $550$183 to $439
Medium highest$936 to $1,623$872 to $1,525$742 to $1,262$551 to $981$440 to $758
Highest group$1,624 and over$1,526 and over$1,263 and over$982 and over$759 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 Big Rivers compared to the RDA Northern Territory 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 Big Rivers in persons between 2016 and 2021 was in the lowest quartile which showed an increase of 479 persons.

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