Analysis of individual income levels in Inner West Council area in 2021 compared to the City of Sydney shows that there was a similar proportion of people earning a high income (those earning $2,000 per week or more) and a higher 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 25.6% and 20.6% respectively for the City of Sydney.
The major differences between Inner West Council area's individual incomes and the City of Sydney's individual incomes were:
- A larger percentage of persons who earned $300 - $399 (5.4% compared to 4.3%)
- A larger percentage of persons who earned $1 - $149 (2.3% compared to 1.5%)