Analysis of individual income levels in SSROC region in 2021 compared to the City of Canterbury Bankstown shows that there was a higher 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, 18.3% of the population earned a high income, and 28.6% earned a low income, compared with 7.4% and 39.6% respectively for the City of Canterbury Bankstown.
The major differences between SSROC region's individual incomes and the City of Canterbury Bankstown's individual incomes were:
- A larger percentage of persons who earned $2,000 - $2,999 (9.8% compared to 5.0%)
- A larger percentage of persons who earned $3,500 or more (5.9% compared to 1.4%)
- A smaller percentage of persons who earned Negative Income/ Nil income (9.7% compared to 13.3%)
- A smaller percentage of persons who earned $300 - $399 (6.2% compared to 9.5%)