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Households form the common economic in our society. Wellington Shire's 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 economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the non-English speaking background population in Wellington Shire.
Income for the non-English speaking population 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 area's non-English speaking populations are older and more established, with some of those areas targeted as aspirational upgrader areas. These tend to have rapidly increasing incomes among non-English speaking communities.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'What is the total of all wages/salaries, government benefits, pensions, allowances and other income the person usually receives?'
| Weekly household income | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Shire - Non-English speakers | 2021 | ||
| Weekly income | Number | % | Wellington Shire - Total population |
| Neg/Nil Income | 27 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| $1 - $149 | 11 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| $150 - $299 | 18 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| $300 - $399 | 18 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
| $400 - $499 | 70 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| $500 - $649 | 43 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| $650 - $799 | 85 | 4.8 | 6.8 |
| $800 - $999 | 108 | 6.1 | 6.7 |
| $1,000 - $1,249 | 114 | 6.4 | 7.2 |
| $1,250 - $1,499 | 145 | 8.1 | 8.1 |
| $1,500 - $1,749 | 121 | 6.8 | 5.7 |
| $1,750 - $1,999 | 134 | 7.5 | 6.3 |
| $2,000 - $2,499 | 209 | 11.7 | 11.9 |
| $2,500 - $2,999 | 110 | 6.2 | 7.7 |
| $3,000 - $3,499 | 139 | 7.8 | 5.9 |
| $3,500 - $3,999 | 47 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| $4,000 - $4,499 | 41 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| $4,500 - $4,999 | 78 | 4.4 | 3.0 |
| $5,000 - $5,999 | 41 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| $6,000 - $7,999 | 68 | 3.8 | 1.3 |
| $8,000 or more | 30 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| Not stated | 124 | 7.0 | 7.8 |
| Total people | 1,781 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of household income levels for non-English speakers households in Wellington Shire in 2021 compared to the total households in Wellington Shire shows that there was a larger proportion of non-English speakers in high income households (those earning $3,000 per week or more) and a lower proportion of low income households (those earning less than $800 per week).
Overall, 24.9% of non-English speakers were in households who earned a high income, and 15.3% were in low income households, compared with 18.6% and 19.9% respectively for the total households in Wellington Shire.
The major differences between the incomes levels for non-English speakers in households in Wellington Shire and the total population in Wellington Shire were:
- A larger percentage of people in households who earned $6,000 - $7,999 (3.8% compared to 1.3%)
- A larger percentage of people in households who earned $3,000 - $3,499 (7.8% compared to 5.9%)
- A smaller percentage of people in households who earned $650 - $799 (4.8% compared to 6.8%)
- A smaller percentage of people in households who earned $2,500 - $2,999 (6.2% compared to 7.7%)
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