City of West Torrens
Non-English speakers - Household income
In the City of West Torrens, 21.1% of [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] speakers were in households earning $3,000 or more per week.
Households form the common economic in our society. The City of West Torrens'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 the City of West Torrens.
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.
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 using [COIIDLabelForLanguage] at home, counted in private dwellings
| Weekly household income | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of West Torrens - | 2021 | ||||||
| Weekly income | Number | % | City of West Torrens - Total population | ||||
| Neg/Nil Income | 272 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 28001 | |||
| $1 - $149 | 94 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 28002 | |||
| $150 - $299 | 173 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 28003 | |||
| $300 - $399 | 248 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 28004 | |||
| $400 - $499 | 671 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 28005 | |||
| $500 - $649 | 450 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 28006 | |||
| $650 - $799 | 947 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 28007 | |||
| $800 - $999 | 939 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 28009 | |||
| $1,000 - $1,249 | 1,255 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 28010 | |||
| $1,250 - $1,499 | 1,543 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 28011 | |||
| $1,500 - $1,749 | 1,174 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 28012 | |||
| $1,750 - $1,999 | 1,443 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 28013 | |||
| $2,000 - $2,499 | 2,702 | 14.3 | 12.8 | 28014 | |||
| $2,500 - $2,999 | 1,978 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 28015 | |||
| $3,000 - $3,499 | 1,303 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 28016 | |||
| $3,500 - $3,999 | 797 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 28017 | |||
| $4,000 - $4,499 | 509 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 28018 | |||
| $4,500 - $4,999 | 492 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 28019 | |||
| $5,000 - $5,999 | 464 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 28020 | |||
| $6,000 - $7,999 | 334 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 28021 | |||
| $8,000 or more | 71 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 28022 | |||
| Not stated | 998 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 28098 | |||
| Total people | 18,857 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2021 (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 [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] speakers households in the City of West Torrens in 2021 compared to the total households in the City of West Torrens shows that there was a smaller proportion of [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] speakers in high income households (those earning $3,000 per week or more) and a similar proportion of low income households (those earning less than $800 per week).
Overall, 21.1% of [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] speakers were in households who earned a high income, and 15.1% were in low income households, compared with 27.3% and 14.8% respectively for the total households in the City of West Torrens.
The major differences between the incomes levels for [Toggles].[COIIDDisplayLabel] speakers in households in the City of West Torrens and the total population were:
- A larger percentage of people in households who earned $1,750 - $1,999 (7.7% compared to 6.0%)
- A larger percentage of people in households who earned $2,000 - $2,499 (14.3% compared to 12.8%)
- A smaller percentage of people in households who earned $3,500 - $3,999 (4.2% compared to 5.8%)
- A smaller percentage of people in households who earned $4,500 - $4,999 (2.6% compared to 4.1%)