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Rockhampton Regional CouncilCommunity profile

Rockhampton

Household income

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In Rockhampton Regional Council, 8.9% of people reporting a need for assistance were in households earning an income of $2,500 or more per week.

Households form the common 'economic unit' in our society. Rockhampton Regional Council's Household Income is one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. For people with a disability or need for assistance, household income is an important indicator of the level of ability to participate in Australian society and economy. It is closely tied to employment status and occupation and should be viewed in conjunction with those topics.

Please note that any persons in a household who need assistance will be counted at this topic. There may be other household members who do not require assistance.

The incomes presented on this page are for the latest Census year only. For comparison of incomes over time, go to Household Income Quartiles.

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?'

Weekly household income
Rockhampton Regional Council - Need for assistance2021
Weekly incomeNumber%Regional QLD
Neg/Nil Income481.21.4
$1 - $149491.20.9
$150 - $299962.32.3
$300 - $3991623.93.8
$400 - $49945911.010.4
$500 - $6492305.55.4
$650 - $79958714.115.1
$800 - $9994149.99.8
$1,000 - $1,24944110.610.8
$1,250 - $1,4993177.68.0
$1,500 - $1,7492215.34.9
$1,750 - $1,9991613.94.0
$2,000 - $2,4992275.45.7
$2,500 - $2,999 1523.63.2
$3,000 - $3,499681.61.7
$3,500 - $3,999611.51.2
$4,000 - $4,499290.70.7
$4,500 - $4,999210.50.5
$5,000 - $5,999170.40.4
$6,000 - $7,999180.40.4
$8,000 or more40.10.1
Not stated3849.29.3
Total people counted in private dwellings4,166100.0100.0
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of household income levels for people reporting a need for assistance in Rockhampton Regional Council in 2021 compared to Regional QLD shows that there was a larger proportion of people with a need for assistance in high income households (those earning $2,500 per week or more) and a higher proportion in low income households (those earning less than $650 per week).

Overall, 8.9% of people reporting a need for assistance were in households who earned a high income, and 25.1% were in low income households, compared with 8.1% and 24.3% respectively for Regional QLD.

The major differences between the incomes for households with people reporting a need for assistance in Rockhampton and Regional QLD were:

  • A larger percentage of people in households who earned $400 - $499 (11.0% compared to 10.4%)
  • A larger percentage of people in households who earned $2,500 - $2,999 (3.6% compared to 3.2%)
  • A larger percentage of people in households who earned $1,500 - $1,749 (5.3% compared to 4.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of people in households who earned $650 - $799 (14.1% compared to 15.1%)

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