Analysis of individual income levels in SSROC region in 2021 compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was a higher proportion of people earning a high income (those earning $2,000 per week or more) and a lower proportion of low income people (those earning less than $500 per week).
Overall, 18.3% of the population earned a high income, and 28.6% earned a low income, compared with 15.9% and 30.9% respectively for Greater Sydney.
The major differences between SSROC region's individual incomes and Greater Sydney's individual incomes were:
- A larger percentage of persons who earned $3,500 or more (5.9% compared to 4.8%)
- A larger percentage of persons who earned $2,000 - $2,999 (9.8% compared to 8.9%)