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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Cairns Regional Council, the medium lowest quartile was the largest group in 2021, comprising 28.7% of first nations 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. Australia-wide, First Nations households often report lower incomes than the average of all households, which is a strong indicator of disadvantage. However this does vary from place to place.
Income quartiles break the total households of Queensland into four equal groups for each Census and track changes in smaller populations against these thresholds. This enables visualisation at a glance of both the First Nations incomes in a local area against the total population, and compared to First Nations households in a wider geographic area. Due to the equal sized nature of the four quartiles over time, it also allows direct comparison of change over time, so you can see whether First Nations are increasing or decreasing relative to incomes in the state.
Household income quartiles datasets should be viewed in conjunction with the raw Household income as well as related topics such as Qualifications and Occupations.
A detailed explanation of how Household Income quartiles are calculated and interpreted is available in specific data notes.
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Household Income Quartiles | |||||||
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households - Cairns Regional Council | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Five year age group (years) | Number | % | Regional QLD % | Number | % | Regional QLD % | 2016 to 2021 |
Lowest group | 1,574 | 28.2 | 28.2 | 1,455 | 32.6 | 31.1 | +119 |
Medium lowest | 1,605 | 28.7 | 28.4 | 1,303 | 29.2 | 28.7 | +302 |
Medium highest | 1,402 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 989 | 22.2 | 23.5 | +413 |
Highest group | 1,005 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 716 | 16.1 | 16.7 | +289 |
Total households | 5,588 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4,465 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,122 |
Household income - Quartile group dollar ranges | |||||||
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Calculated from income data for Queensland | Weekly income by Census year | ||||||
Household income ranges | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | 2001 | 1996 | 1991 |
Lowest group | $0 to $853 | $0 to $745 | $0 to $641 | $0 to $554 | $0 to $405 | $0 to $336 | $0 to $297 |
Medium lowest | $854 to $1,665 | $746 to $1,392 | $642 to $1,226 | $555 to $1,031 | $406 to $734 | $337 to $611 | $298 to $528 |
Medium highest | $1,666 to $2,791 | $1,393 to $2,348 | $1,227 to $2,146 | $1,032 to $1,646 | $735 to $1,230 | $612 to $996 | $529 to $868 |
Highest group | $2,792 and over | $2,349 and over | $2,147 and over | $1,647 and over | $1,231 and over | $997 and over | $869 and over |
The most significant change in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households in Cairns Regional Council between 2016 and 2021 was in the medium highest quartile which showed an increase of 413 households.
Income quartiles allow us to compare relative income-earning capabilities across time. Analysis of the distribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households by income quartile in Cairns Regional Council compared to Regional QLD households shows that there was similar proportion of households in the highest income quartile as well as a similar proportion in the lowest income quartile.
The most significant change in Cairns between 2016 and 2021 was in the medium highest quartile which showed an increase of 413 households.
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