Bega Valley Shire
Resident workers - Individual income
Bega Valley Shire labour force have a lower proportion of people 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 in Bega Valley Shire, when analysed with other data sources, such as Age structure, Qualifications, Hours worked and Occupations, help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of Bega Valley Shire. Â This also indicates what knowledge and skill levels industry can draw upon locally.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 – by usual residence
| Resident workers individual income | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bega Valley Shire | 2016 | ||||||
| Gross weekly individual income | Number | % | New South Wales% | ||||
| Negative Income/ Nil income | 114 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 3101 | |||
| $1 - $149 | 558 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3102 | |||
| $150 - $299 | 663 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3103 | |||
| $300 - $399 | 778 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 3104 | |||
| $400 - $499 | 1,060 | 8.1 | 5.2 | 3105 | |||
| $500 - $649 | 1,541 | 11.7 | 8.1 | 3106 | |||
| $650 - $799 | 1,735 | 13.2 | 10.2 | 3107 | |||
| $800 - $999 | 1,838 | 14.0 | 12.3 | 3108 | |||
| $1,000 - $1,249 | 1,642 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 3109 | |||
| $1,250 - $1,499 | 1,002 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 3110 | |||
| $1,500 - $1,749 | 729 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 3111 | |||
| $1,750 - $1,999 | 513 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 3112 | |||
| $2,000 - $2,999 | 528 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 3113 | |||
| $3,000 or more | 234 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 3114 | |||
| Not stated | 226 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 3115 | |||
| Total persons | 13,161 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window), the population experts.
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 lower proportion earning a high income (those earning $1,750 per week or more) and 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 New South Wales.
The major differences between the weekly income of the resident workers in Bega Valley Shire and New South Wales were:
- 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%)
- 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%)