City of Albany
Local workers - Individual income - Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services
In the City of Albany, 37.5% of the Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services earned $1,750 or more per week.
Individual Income is an indicator of socio-economic status, skills and occupations required in a particular industry. With other data sources, such as Qualifications and Occupation, it helps to evaluate the economic opportunities of people in an industry.
The amount of income an individual receives is linked to a number of factors including the person's employment status, age, qualifications and type of employment undertaken by the person.
Wages in City of Albany can vary greatly across industry sectors. As well as being related to the type of jobs and qualifications required in a particular industry, income levels can be related to the level of part-time employment, Occupations, Qualifications and the Age structure of the local workers, so the data should be looked at in conjunction with these topics.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 – by place of work
| Local workers individual income | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Albany - Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 2016 | ||||||
| Gross weekly individual income | Number | % | Public Administration and Safety % | ||||
| Negative Income/ Nil income | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3101 | |||
| $1 - $149 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3102 | |||
| $150 - $299 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 3103 | |||
| $300 - $399 | 5 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 3104 | |||
| $400 - $499 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3105 | |||
| $500 - $649 | 3 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 3106 | |||
| $650 - $799 | 9 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 3107 | |||
| $800 - $999 | 13 | 7.1 | 9.1 | 3108 | |||
| $1,000 - $1,249 | 20 | 10.9 | 16.5 | 3109 | |||
| $1,250 - $1,499 | 28 | 15.2 | 13.1 | 3110 | |||
| $1,500 - $1,749 | 37 | 20.1 | 16.2 | 3111 | |||
| $1,750 - $1,999 | 36 | 19.6 | 13.9 | 3112 | |||
| $2,000 - $2,999 | 33 | 17.9 | 12.6 | 3113 | |||
| $3,000 or more | 0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 3114 | |||
| Not stated | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3115 | |||
| Total persons | 184 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window), the population experts.
Dominant groups
Analysis of the Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services individual income levels in the City of Albany in 2016 compared to the Public Administration and Safety workforce within City of Albany shows that there was a higher proportion earning a high income (those earning $1,750 per week or more) and a lower proportion of low income persons (those earning less than $500 per week).
Overall, 37.5% of the Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services earned a high income, and 2.7% earned a low income, compared with 28.3% and 7.0% respectively for the Public Administration and Safety workforce within City of Albany.
The major differences between the weekly income of the Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services in the City of Albany and the Public Administration and Safety workforce were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who earned $1,750 - $1,999 (19.6% compared to 13.9%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who earned $2,000 - $2,999 (17.9% compared to 12.6%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who earned $1,500 - $1,749 (20.1% compared to 16.2%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who earned $1,000 - $1,249 (10.9% compared to 16.5%)