Analysis of individual income levels in Inner West Council area in 2021 compared to Sutherland Shire 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, 25.6% of the population earned a high income, and 23.4% earned a low income, compared with 19.1% and 27.0% respectively for Sutherland Shire.
The major differences between Inner West Council area's individual incomes and Sutherland Shire's individual incomes were:
- A larger percentage of persons who earned $3,500 or more (8.9% compared to 5.2%)
- A larger percentage of persons who earned $2,000 - $2,999 (12.9% compared to 11.0%)
- A smaller percentage of persons who earned $1 - $149 (2.3% compared to 3.4%)
- A smaller percentage of persons who earned $650 - $799 (5.4% compared to 6.4%)