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The Hills Shire CouncilCommunity profile

The Hills Shire

Individual income quartiles

In The Hills Shire, the 'highest' income quartile was the largest group in 2021, comprising 35% of people aged 15 and over.

The Hills Shire's income statistics are an indicator of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Household Income, Qualifications and Occupation, they help tell the story of the area's economic opportunities and socio-economic status. Individual 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 the most objective method of comparing change in the income profile of a community over time.

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

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?'

Individual income quartiles
The Hills Shire - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Quartile groupNumber%Greater Sydney %Number%Greater Sydney %2016 to 2021
Lowest group36,50425.125.130,00725.525.5+6,497
Medium lowest25,90717.822.220,60617.521.7+5,302
Medium highest31,91821.924.626,11622.224.6+5,802
Highest group51,15635.228.140,93634.828.2+10,221
Total persons aged 15+145,488100.0100.0117,665100.0100.0+27,822
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
Individual income - Quartile group dollar ranges
Calculated from income data for New South Wales - Total persons aged 15+Weekly income by Census year
Individual quartile ranges20212016201120062001
Lowest group$0 to $384$0 to $324$0 to $266$0 to $207$0 to $183
Medium lowest$385 to $813$325 to $663$267 to $560$208 to $460$184 to $386
Medium highest$814 to $1,520$664 to $1,244$561 to $1,093$461 to $895$387 to $719
Highest group$1,521 and over$1,245 and over$1,094 and over$896 and over$720 and over

Dominant groups

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

Emerging groups

The most significant change in The Hills Shire in persons between 2016 and 2021 was in the highest quartile which showed an increase of 10,221 persons.

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