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The Hills Shire

Household income quartiles

In The Hills Shire, the 'highest' quartile was the largest group in 2021, comprising 45% of households with income.

Households form the common 'economic unit' in our society. Household Income is one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Qualifications and Occupation, it helps to reveal The Hills Shire's socio-economic status and economic opportunities. Household 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 a powerful and objective way of looking at income data and in particular, how it is changing.

A detailed explanation of how Household Income quartiles are calculated and interpreted is available in specific data notes.

Learn more about the characteristics of low-income households here.

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?'

Household income quartiles
The Hills Shire - Households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Quartile groupNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Lowest group7,48713.221.35,29812.321.0+2,189
Medium lowest9,70417.123.17,43717.222.3+2,266
Medium highest14,18225.025.710,85725.226.1+3,326
Highest group25,34444.730.019,53045.330.6+5,813
Total Households56,719100.0100.043,125100.0100.0+13,594
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
Household income - Quartile group dollar ranges
Calculated from income data for New South WalesWeekly income by Census year
Household income ranges2021201620112006200119961991
Lowest group$0 to $886$0 to $750$0 to $614$0 to $530$0 to $418$0 to $337$0 to $303
Medium lowest$887 to $1,824$751 to $1,481$615 to $1,233$531 to $1,034$419 to $828$338 to $652$304 to $587
Medium highest$1,825 to $3,134$1,482 to $2,554$1,234 to $2,272$1,035 to $1,788$829 to $1,462$653 to $1,146$588 to $981
Highest group$3,135 and over$2,555 and over$2,273 and over$1,789 and over$1,463 and over$1,147 and over$982 and over

Dominant groups

Income quartiles allow us to compare relative income-earning capabilities across time. Analysis of the distribution of households by income quartile in The Hills Shire compared to Greater Sydney shows that there was greater proportion of households in the highest income quartile and a lesser proportion in the lowest income quartile.

Emerging groups

The most significant change in The Hills Shire between 2016 and 2021 was in the highest quartile which showed an increase of 5,813 households.

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