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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Gunnedah Shire Council, the medium lowest quartile was the largest group in 2021, comprising 33.2% 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 New South Wales 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.
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households - Gunnedah Shire Council | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Five year age group (years) | Number | % | Regional NSW % | Number | % | Regional NSW % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Lowest group | 199 | 26.0 | 29.5 | 195 | 34.8 | 33.1 | +4 |
| Medium lowest | 255 | 33.2 | 30.5 | 184 | 32.8 | 31.5 | +71 |
| Medium highest | 204 | 26.5 | 26.0 | 122 | 21.8 | 23.2 | +81 |
| Highest group | 109 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 59 | 10.6 | 12.2 | +50 |
| Total households | 769 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 563 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +206 |
| Household income - Quartile group dollar ranges | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculated from income data for New South Wales | Weekly income by Census year | ||||||
| Household income ranges | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | 2001 | 1996 | 1991 |
| 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
The most significant change in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households in Gunnedah Shire Council between 2016 and 2021 was in the medium highest quartile which showed an increase of 81 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 Gunnedah Shire Council compared to [POPBMHH] shows that there was similar proportion of households in the highest income quartile and a lesser proportion in the lowest income quartile.
Emerging groups
The most significant change in Gunnedah Shire between 2016 and 2021 was in the medium highest quartile which showed an increase of 81 households.
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