The City of Brimbank labour force have a higher proportion of persons with high incomes ($1,750 or more per week) than Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing.
The Individual Income levels of the local resident workers are directly linked to their knowledge, experience, qualifications, occupation and skill levels.
Income statistics the City of Brimbank, 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 the City of Brimbank. 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 | |||||||||
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City of Brimbank - Persons | 2016 | ||||||||
Gross weekly individual income | Number | % | Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing% | ||||||
Negative Income/ Nil income | 648 | 0.8 | 0 | ||||||
$1 - $149 | 2,580 | 3.2 | 1.6 | ||||||
$150 - $299 | 3,941 | 4.9 | 7.0 | ||||||
$300 - $399 | 4,454 | 5.6 | 6.8 | ||||||
$400 - $499 | 4,900 | 6.1 | 9.9 | ||||||
$500 - $649 | 7,826 | 9.8 | 13.1 | ||||||
$650 - $799 | 10,847 | 13.6 | 17.7 | ||||||
$800 - $999 | 12,473 | 15.6 | 17.7 | ||||||
$1,000 - $1,249 | 11,635 | 14.5 | 12.5 | ||||||
$1,250 - $1,499 | 6,995 | 8.7 | 4.2 | ||||||
$1,500 - $1,749 | 4,804 | 6.0 | 2.0 | ||||||
$1,750 - $1,999 | 2,919 | 3.6 | 2.0 | ||||||
$2,000 - $2,999 | 3,335 | 4.2 | 1.8 | ||||||
$3,000 or more | 1,100 | 1.4 | 0.8 | ||||||
Not stated | 1,576 | 2.0 | 3.0 | ||||||
Total Persons | 80,033 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. 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 the City of Brimbank in 2016 compared to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 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, 9.2% of the resident workers earned a high income, and 20.6% earned a low income, compared with 4.6% and 25.2% respectively for Victoria.
The major differences between the weekly income of the resident workers in the City of Brimbank and Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers earned $1,250 - $1,499 (8.7% compared to 4.2%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $650 - $799 (13.6% compared to 17.7%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers earned $1,500 - $1,749 (6.0% compared to 2.0%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $400 - $499 (6.1% compared to 9.9%)