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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Gosford - West Gosford, 8.7% of the population earned an income of $2,000 or more per week in 2021.
Individual 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 economic opportunities and socio-economic status of Gosford - West Gosford. The amount of income an individual receives is linked to a number of factors including employment status, age (as for instance students and retirees often receive a lower income), qualifications and type of employment.
The incomes presented on this page are for the latest Census year only. For comparison of incomes over time, go to Individual Income Quartiles.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the total of all income the person usually receives?'
| Weekly individual income | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gosford - West Gosford - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | ||
| Weekly gross income | Number | % | Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay % |
| Negative Income/ Nil income | 364 | 6.4 | 5.8 |
| $1 - $149 | 124 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
| $150 - $299 | 197 | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| $300 - $399 | 405 | 7.1 | 10.8 |
| $400 - $499 | 486 | 8.5 | 11.6 |
| $500 - $649 | 513 | 9.0 | 10.6 |
| $650 - $799 | 453 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
| $800 - $999 | 532 | 9.3 | 7.8 |
| $1,000 - $1,249 | 609 | 10.6 | 8.1 |
| $1,250 - $1,499 | 474 | 8.3 | 5.7 |
| $1,500 - $1,749 | 339 | 5.9 | 4.1 |
| $1,750 - $1,999 | 253 | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| $2,000 - $2,999 | 348 | 6.1 | 4.8 |
| $3,000 - $3,499 | 80 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| $3,500 or more | 71 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| Not stated | 473 | 8.3 | 7.9 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 5,721 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of individual income levels in Gosford - West Gosford in 2021 compared to Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay shows that there was a similar proportion of people earning a high income (those earning $2,000 per week or more) and a lower proportion of low income people (those earning less than $500 per week).
Overall, 8.7% of the population earned a high income, and 27.5% earned a low income, compared with 8.6% and 36.1% respectively for Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay.
The major differences between Gosford - West Gosford's individual incomes and Ettalong Beach - Booker Bay's individual incomes were:
- A larger percentage of persons who earned $1,250 - $1,499 (8.3% compared to 5.7%)
- A larger percentage of persons who earned $1,000 - $1,249 (10.6% compared to 8.1%)
- A smaller percentage of persons who earned $300 - $399 (7.1% compared to 10.8%)
- A smaller percentage of persons who earned $400 - $499 (8.5% compared to 11.6%)
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