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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Ipswich, 44.5% of people aged 65 years or more in households with income were in the 'lowest' quartile.
Households form the common 'economic unit' in our society. The City of Ipswich's Household Income is one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. When related to age, this shows the household income of the household in which the individual of that age group was counted.
This helps to reveal the socio-economic opportunities available to people of a particular age group, and the resources available to them. It can answer questions such as whether the wealth of an area is being shared equally among all ages, or particular groups, eg. children or retirees, have access to significantly higher or lower incomes than the general population.
Note that, particularly for children, this does not mean that the person in the age group actually receives the income, just that they are in a household with that income.
The incomes presented on this page are in quartiles, which are defined as four groups containing an equal number of households across Queensland. They may not contain an equal number of persons in each group, and in fact, more people are generally counted in households in the highest income quartile because income is correlated with household size. However, using income quartiles effectively adjusts for inflation, allowing changes in income for the chosen age groups to be benchmarked to the state, the wider population, and shows change over time. A detailed explanation of how Household Income quartiles are calculated and interpreted is available in specific data notes.
'What is the total of all wages/salaries, government benefits, pensions, allowances and other income the person usually receives?'
Household income quartiles | |||||||
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City of Ipswich - 65 years or more | 2021 | 2011 | Change | ||||
Quartile group | Number | % | South East Queensland | Number | % | South East Queensland | 2011 to 2021 |
Lowest group | 10,035 | 44.5 | 41.0 | 6,569 | 49.2 | 44.1 | +3,466 |
Medium lowest | 7,213 | 32.0 | 31.4 | 4,284 | 32.1 | 32.5 | +2,929 |
Medium highest | 3,254 | 14.4 | 15.5 | 1,619 | 12.1 | 13.9 | +1,635 |
Highest group | 2,070 | 9.2 | 12.1 | 870 | 6.5 | 9.5 | +1,200 |
Total people | 22,574 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 13,344 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +9,230 |
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 |
Income quartiles allow us to compare relative income-earning capabilities across time. Analysis of the distribution of people aged 65 years or more by households income quartile in City of Ipswich compared to South East Queensland shows that there was lesser proportion of people aged 65 years or more in the highest income quartile, and a greater proportion in the lowest income quartile.
The most significant change in City of Ipswich between 2011 and 2021 for people aged 65 years or more was in the lowest quartile which showed an increase of 3,466 persons.
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