Penrith City

Resident workers - Individual income

Penrith City labour force have a similar proportion of persons with high incomes ($1,750 or more per week) than New South Wales.

The Individual Income levels of the local resident workers are directly linked to their knowledge, experience, qualifications, occupation and skill levels.

Income statistics Penrith City, 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 Penrith City. 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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Resident workers individual income
Penrith City - Persons2021
Gross weekly individual incomeNumber%. New South Wales%
Negative Income/ Nil income5490.50.6
$1 - $1492,0352.02.2
$150 - $2992,1482.12.4
$300 - $3992,3932.32.7
$400 - $4993,0823.03.5
$500 - $6495,6855.66.1
$650 - $7998,1918.08.0
$800 - $99912,64712.410.9
$1,000 - $1,24916,07815.713.1
$1,250 - $1,49913,02712.810.4
$1,500 - $1,74910,99210.89.2
$1,750 - $1,9997,9717.87.2
$2,000 - $2,99912,15311.913.3
$3,000 - $3,4992,0122.03.2
$3,500 or more2,1282.16.2
Not stated1,0041.00.9
Total Persons102,095100.0100.0
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the resident workers individual income levels in Penrith City in 2021 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a similar 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, 22.7% of the resident workers earned a high income, and 10.0% 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 Penrith City and New South Wales were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $3,500 or more (2.1% compared to 6.2%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers earned $1,000 - $1,249 (15.7% compared to 13.1%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers earned $1,250 - $1,499 (12.8% compared to 10.4%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers earned $1,500 - $1,749 (10.8% compared to 9.2%)

Penrith City Council

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