Gladstone Regional Council area
Resident workers - Individual income
The Individual Income levels of the local resident workers are directly linked to their knowledge, experience, qualifications, occupation and skill levels.
Income statistics Gladstone Regional Council area, 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 Gladstone Regional Council area. 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladstone Regional Council area - Persons | 2016 | ||||||||
| Gross weekly individual income | Number | % | Queensland% | ||||||
| Negative Income/ Nil income | 18 | 1.1 | 0.7 | ||||||
| $1 - $149 | 34 | 2.2 | 1.8 | ||||||
| $150 - $299 | 35 | 2.2 | 2.6 | ||||||
| $300 - $399 | 30 | 1.9 | 3.1 | ||||||
| $400 - $499 | 36 | 2.3 | 3.5 | ||||||
| $500 - $649 | 66 | 4.2 | 5.6 | ||||||
| $650 - $799 | 77 | 4.9 | 7.7 | ||||||
| $800 - $999 | 91 | 5.8 | 10.7 | ||||||
| $1,000 - $1,249 | 117 | 7.4 | 12.8 | ||||||
| $1,250 - $1,499 | 109 | 6.9 | 10.3 | ||||||
| $1,500 - $1,749 | 100 | 6.3 | 9.7 | ||||||
| $1,750 - $1,999 | 91 | 5.8 | 6.6 | ||||||
| $2,000 - $2,999 | 357 | 22.6 | 13.4 | ||||||
| $3,000 or more | 397 | 25.1 | 10.5 | ||||||
| Not stated | 22 | 1.4 | 0.9 | ||||||
| Total Persons | 1,580 | 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 Gladstone Regional Council area in 2016 compared to Queensland 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, 53.5% of the resident workers (Professional, Scientific and Technical Services) earned a high income, and 9.7% earned a low income, compared with 30.5% and 11.7% respectively for Victoria.
The major differences between the weekly income of the resident workers (Professional, Scientific and Technical Services) in Gladstone Regional Council area and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers (Professional, Scientific and Technical Services) earned $3,000 or more (25.1% compared to 10.5%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers (Professional, Scientific and Technical Services) earned $2,000 - $2,999 (22.6% compared to 13.4%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (Professional, Scientific and Technical Services) earned $1,000 - $1,249 (7.4% compared to 12.8%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers (Professional, Scientific and Technical Services) earned $800 - $999 (5.8% compared to 10.7%)