City of Sydney
Recent arrivals - Household income
In 2016, 35.5% of recent arrivals in the City of Sydney are in households earning $3000 or more per week.
Households form the common 'economic unit' in our society. The City of Sydney's Household Income is one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Educational Qualifications and Occupation, it helps to reveal the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the recent arrivals in the City of Sydney.
Income for recent arrivals may be lower or higher than the wider population. Generally, areas with many recent migrants, particularly students and refugees, may have lower incomes. On the other hand, some areas attract more recent skilled migrants and business sponsored migration which will tend to have higher incomes among their recent arrivals.
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the total of all wages/salaries, government benefits, pensions, allowances and other income the person usually receives?'
People born overseas and arriving in Australia between 2016 and 10 Aug 2021, counted in private dwellings
| Weekly household income | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Sydney - Recent arrivals | 2016 | ||||||
| Weekly income | Number | % | [Toggles].[BMACOIIDDisplayLabel] | ||||
| Neg/Nil Income | 2,213 | 6.7 | 1.4 | 28001 | |||
| $1 - $149 | 305 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 28002 | |||
| $150 - $299 | 336 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 28003 | |||
| $300 - $399 | 286 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 28004 | |||
| $400 - $499 | 423 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 28005 | |||
| $500 - $649 | 613 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 28006 | |||
| $650 - $799 | 669 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 28007 | |||
| $800 - $999 | 970 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 28009 | |||
| $1,000 - $1,249 | 1,492 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 28010 | |||
| $1,250 - $1,499 | 1,808 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 28011 | |||
| $1,500 - $1,749 | 1,511 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 28012 | |||
| $1,750 - $1,999 | 1,710 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 28013 | |||
| $2,000 - $2,499 | 4,473 | 13.5 | 11.6 | 28014 | |||
| $2,500 - $2,999 | 2,898 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 28015 | |||
| $3,000 - $3,499 | 2,778 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 28016 | |||
| $3,500 - $3,999 | 2,028 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 28017 | |||
| $4,000 - $4,499 | 1,255 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 28018 | |||
| $4,500 - $4,999 | 2,328 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 28019 | |||
| $5,000 - $5,999 | 1,513 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 28020 | |||
| $6,000 - $7,999 | 1,375 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 28021 | |||
| $8,000 or more | 463 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 28022 | |||
| Not Stated | 1,591 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 28098 | |||
| Total people in private dwellings | 33,038 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016 (Enumerated data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window) (informed decisions).
Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Dominant groups
Analysis of household income levels for recent arrivals in the City of Sydney shows that there was a smaller proportion of recent arrivals in high income households (those earning $3,000 per week or more) and a higher proportion in low income households (those earning less than $799 per week) compared to [Parameter].[BMACOIIDLabel] in 2016.
Overall, 35.5% of recent arrivals were in households that earned a high income, and 14.7% were in low income households, compared with 38.5% and 11.3% respectively for [Parameter].[BMACOIIDLabel].
The major differences between household income levels of recent arrivals in the City of Sydney and [Parameter].[BMACOIIDLabel] were:
- A larger percentage of people in households who earned Neg/Nil Income (6.7% compared to 1.4%)
- A larger percentage of people in households who earned $2,000 - $2,499 (13.5% compared to 11.6%)
- A smaller percentage of people in households who earned $6,000 - $7,999 (4.2% compared to 5.7%)
- A smaller percentage of people in households who earned $650 - $799 (2.0% compared to 3.5%)