City of Armadale
Resident workers - Individual income
City of Armadale labour force have a lower proportion of people with high incomes ($1,750 or more per week) than Western Australia.
The Individual Income levels of the local resident workers are directly linked to their knowledge, experience, qualifications, occupation and skill levels.
Income statistics in Grow South East (South East Metropolitan Region), 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 Grow South East (South East Metropolitan Region). 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Armadale | 2016 | ||||||
| Gross weekly individual income | Number | % | Western Australia% | ||||
| Negative Income/ Nil income | 234 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3101 | |||
| $1 - $149 | 1,210 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3102 | |||
| $150 - $299 | 1,324 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3103 | |||
| $300 - $399 | 1,393 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3104 | |||
| $400 - $499 | 1,685 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3105 | |||
| $500 - $649 | 2,756 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 3106 | |||
| $650 - $799 | 3,442 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 3107 | |||
| $800 - $999 | 4,646 | 12.8 | 10.7 | 3108 | |||
| $1,000 - $1,249 | 5,410 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 3109 | |||
| $1,250 - $1,499 | 3,838 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 3110 | |||
| $1,500 - $1,749 | 3,316 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 3111 | |||
| $1,750 - $1,999 | 2,165 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 3112 | |||
| $2,000 - $2,999 | 3,121 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 3113 | |||
| $3,000 or more | 1,206 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 3114 | |||
| Not stated | 542 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3115 | |||
| Total persons | 36,288 | 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)(informed decisions).
Dominant groups
Analysis of the resident workers individual income levels in City of Armadale in 2016 compared to Western Australia shows that there was a lower proportion earning a high income (those earning $1,750 per week or more) as well as a lower proportion of low income persons (those earning less than $500 per week).
Overall, 17.9% of the resident workers earned a high income, and 16.1% earned a low income, compared with 24.5% and 16.9% respectively for Western Australia.
The major differences between the weekly income of the resident workers in City of Armadale and Western Australia were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers earned $1,000 - $1,249 (14.9% compared to 12.6%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers earned $800 - $999 (12.8% compared to 10.7%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $3,000 or more (3.3% compared to 6.7%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $2,000 - $2,999 (8.6% compared to 11.2%)