Bega Valley Shire 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 Bega Valley Shire, 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 Bega Valley Shire. This also indicates what knowledge and skill levels industry can draw upon locally.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 – by usual residence
| Resident workers individual income | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bega Valley Shire - Persons | 2016 | ||||||||
| Gross weekly individual income | Number | % | New South Wales% | ||||||
| Negative Income/ Nil income | 114 | 0.9 | 0.7 | ||||||
| $1 - $149 | 558 | 4.2 | 3.2 | ||||||
| $150 - $299 | 663 | 5.0 | 3.8 | ||||||
| $300 - $399 | 778 | 5.9 | 4.3 | ||||||
| $400 - $499 | 1,060 | 8.1 | 5.2 | ||||||
| $500 - $649 | 1,541 | 11.7 | 8.1 | ||||||
| $650 - $799 | 1,735 | 13.2 | 10.2 | ||||||
| $800 - $999 | 1,838 | 14.0 | 12.3 | ||||||
| $1,000 - $1,249 | 1,642 | 12.5 | 13.0 | ||||||
| $1,250 - $1,499 | 1,002 | 7.6 | 9.2 | ||||||
| $1,500 - $1,749 | 729 | 5.5 | 8.0 | ||||||
| $1,750 - $1,999 | 513 | 3.9 | 5.8 | ||||||
| $2,000 - $2,999 | 528 | 4.0 | 9.0 | ||||||
| $3,000 or more | 234 | 1.8 | 5.8 | ||||||
| Not stated | 226 | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||||||
| Total Persons | 13,161 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id the population experts Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
Analysis of the resident workers individual income levels in Bega Valley Shire in 2016 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 higher proportion of low income persons (those earning less than $500 per week).
Overall, 9.7% of the resident workers earned a high income, and 24.1% earned a low income, compared with 20.6% and 17.1% respectively for Victoria.
The major differences between the weekly income of the resident workers in Bega Valley Shire and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $2,000 - $2,999 (4.0% compared to 9.0%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $3,000 or more (1.8% compared to 5.8%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers earned $500 - $649 (11.7% compared to 8.1%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers earned $650 - $799 (13.2% compared to 10.2%)