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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn the City of Ipswich, the 'medium highest' quartile was the largest group in 2021, comprising 34.4% of non-English speakers.
Households form the common 'economic unit' in our society. Household income is one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Qualifications and Occupation, it helps to reveal the City of Ipswich's socio-economic status and economic opportunities for the non-English speaking population.
Household income levels are not comparable over time because of the influences of economic change such as wage level fluctuations and inflation. The income quartile method is a powerful and objective way of looking at income data and in particular, how it is changing. Analysis is simpler due to the breakdown into four simple groups. Quartiles are defined as each containing 25% of all households in Queensland. This topic shows the proportion of the non-English speaking population falling into these four groups which contain an equal number of households at the state level, but may contain different numbers of people. The comparison is shown for people in the selected benchmark.
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 - non-English | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
Quartile group | Number | % | Queensland | Number | % | Queensland | 2016 to 2021 |
Lowest group | 6,514 | 10.9 | 14.6 | 6,089 | 15.3 | 18.2 | +425 |
Medium lowest | 13,748 | 23.1 | 22.7 | 10,047 | 25.3 | 23.8 | +3,701 |
Medium highest | 20,512 | 34.4 | 30.6 | 12,698 | 32.0 | 28.6 | +7,813 |
Highest group | 18,801 | 31.6 | 32.1 | 10,884 | 27.4 | 29.4 | +7,917 |
Total people | 59,576 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 39,720 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +19,856 |
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 |
Lowest group | $0 to $853 | $0 to $745 | $0 to $641 |
Medium lowest | $854 to $1,665 | $746 to $1,392 | $642 to $1,226 |
Medium highest | $1,666 to $2,791 | $1,393 to $2,348 | $1,227 to $2,146 |
Highest group | $2,792 and over | $2,349 and over | $2,147 and over |
Income quartiles allow us to compare relative income-earning capabilities across time. Analysis of the distribution of non-English speakers in households by household income quartile in City of Ipswich compared to Queensland shows that there was lesser proportion of people in households in the highest income quartile, as well as a lesser proportion in the lowest income quartile.
The most significant change in City of Ipswich between 2016 and 2021 for non-English speakers was in the highest quartile which showed an increase of 7,917 persons.
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