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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 24.5% of recent arrivals in Wollongong City Council are in households earning $3000 or more per week.
Households form the common 'economic unit' in our society. Wollongong City Council's Household Income is one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Educational Qualifications and Occupation, it helps to reveal the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the recent arrivals in Wollongong City Council.
Income for recent arrivals may be lower or higher than the wider population. Generally, areas with many recent migrants, particularly students and refugees, may have lower incomes. On the other hand, some areas attract more recent skilled migrants and business sponsored migration which will tend to have higher incomes among their recent arrivals.
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?'
| Weekly household income | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wollongong City Council - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
| Weekly income | Number | % | Regional NSW |
| Neg/Nil Income | 175 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| $1 - $149 | 20 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| $150 - $299 | 46 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| $300 - $399 | 69 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| $400 - $499 | 121 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| $500 - $649 | 119 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| $650 - $799 | 252 | 4.3 | 2.9 |
| $800 - $999 | 253 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| $1,000 - $1,249 | 372 | 6.3 | 6.0 |
| $1,250 - $1,499 | 529 | 8.9 | 7.7 |
| $1,500 - $1,749 | 410 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
| $1,750 - $1,999 | 429 | 7.2 | 7.6 |
| $2,000 - $2,499 | 772 | 13.0 | 15.7 |
| $2,500 - $2,999 | 529 | 8.9 | 10.3 |
| $3,000 - $3,499 | 434 | 7.3 | 7.9 |
| $3,500 - $3,999 | 247 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| $4,000 - $4,499 | 198 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| $4,500 - $4,999 | 238 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| $5,000 - $5,999 | 184 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| $6,000 - $7,999 | 107 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| $8,000 or more | 42 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Not Stated | 383 | 6.5 | 6.1 |
| Total people in private dwellings | 5,929 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of household income levels for recent arrivals in Wollongong City Council shows that there was a smaller proportion of recent arrivals in high income households (those earning $3,000 per week or more) and a higher proportion in low income households (those earning less than $799 per week) compared to Regional NSW in 2021.
Overall, 24.5% of recent arrivals were in households that earned a high income, and 13.5% were in low income households, compared with 26.7% and 9.3% respectively for Regional NSW.
The major differences between household income levels of recent arrivals in Wollongong City and Regional NSW were:
- A larger percentage of people in households who earned Neg/Nil Income (3.0% compared to 1.5%)
- A larger percentage of people in households who earned $650 - $799 (4.3% compared to 2.9%)
- A smaller percentage of people in households who earned $2,000 - $2,499 (13.0% compared to 15.7%)
- A smaller percentage of people in households who earned $2,500 - $2,999 (8.9% compared to 10.3%)
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