The Individual Income levels of the local resident workers are directly linked to their knowledge, experience, qualifications, occupation and skill levels.
Income statistics Ku-ring-gai Council area, when analysed with other data sources, such as Age structure, Qualification , Hours worked and Occupations , help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of Ku-ring-gai Council area. This also indicates what knowledge and skill levels industry can draw upon locally.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2021 – by usual residence
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| Ku-ring-gai Council area - Persons | 2021 | ||||||||
| Gross weekly individual income | Number | % | New South Wales% | ||||||
| Negative Income/ Nil income | 373 | 0.6 | 0.6 | ||||||
| $1 - $149 | 1,498 | 2.6 | 2.2 | ||||||
| $150 - $299 | 1,711 | 2.9 | 2.4 | ||||||
| $300 - $399 | 1,574 | 2.7 | 2.7 | ||||||
| $400 - $499 | 1,608 | 2.7 | 3.5 | ||||||
| $500 - $649 | 2,425 | 4.1 | 6.1 | ||||||
| $650 - $799 | 2,766 | 4.7 | 8.0 | ||||||
| $800 - $999 | 3,412 | 5.8 | 10.9 | ||||||
| $1,000 - $1,249 | 4,617 | 7.9 | 13.1 | ||||||
| $1,250 - $1,499 | 4,269 | 7.3 | 10.4 | ||||||
| $1,500 - $1,749 | 4,473 | 7.6 | 9.2 | ||||||
| $1,750 - $1,999 | 3,927 | 6.7 | 7.2 | ||||||
| $2,000 - $2,999 | 9,600 | 16.4 | 13.3 | ||||||
| $3,000 - $3,499 | 3,731 | 6.4 | 3.2 | ||||||
| $3,500 or more | 12,150 | 20.7 | 6.2 | ||||||
| Not stated | 440 | 0.8 | 0.9 | ||||||
| Total Persons | 58,574 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
Analysis of the resident workers individual income levels in Ku-ring-gai Council area in 2021 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a higher proportion earning a high income (those earning $1,750 per week or more) as well as a similar proportion of low income persons (those earning less than $500 per week).
Overall, 30.2% of the resident workers earned a high income, and 11.5% earned a low income, compared with 24.7% and 11.5% respectively for Victoria.
The major differences between the weekly income of the resident workers in Ku-ring-gai Council area and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers earned $3,500 or more (20.7% compared to 6.2%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $1,000 - $1,249 (7.9% compared to 13.1%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $800 - $999 (5.8% compared to 10.9%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $650 - $799 (4.7% compared to 8.0%)