Analysis of individual income levels in Bayside Council area in 2021 compared to SSROC region shows that there was a lower proportion of people earning a high income (those earning $2,000 per week or more) and a higher proportion of low income people (those earning less than $500 per week).
Overall, 12.8% of the population earned a high income, and 30.0% earned a low income, compared with 18.3% and 28.6% respectively for SSROC region.
The major differences between Bayside Council area's individual incomes and SSROC region's individual incomes were:
- A larger percentage of persons who earned $1,000 - $1,249 (9.6% compared to 8.5%)
- A larger percentage of persons who earned $800 - $999 (8.2% compared to 7.2%)
- A smaller percentage of persons who earned $3,500 or more (2.7% compared to 5.9%)
- A smaller percentage of persons who earned $2,000 - $2,999 (8.3% compared to 9.8%)