Hornsby Shire
Resident workers - Individual income
Hornsby Shire labour force have a higher 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 Hornsby Shire Council, 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 Hornsby Shire Council. 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornsby Shire | 2016 | ||||||
| Gross weekly individual income | Number | % | New South Wales% | ||||
| Negative Income/ Nil income | 463 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3101 | |||
| $1 - $149 | 2,896 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3102 | |||
| $150 - $299 | 2,946 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3103 | |||
| $300 - $399 | 2,657 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3104 | |||
| $400 - $499 | 3,038 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 3105 | |||
| $500 - $649 | 4,426 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 3106 | |||
| $650 - $799 | 5,334 | 7.5 | 10.2 | 3107 | |||
| $800 - $999 | 6,608 | 9.3 | 12.3 | 3108 | |||
| $1,000 - $1,249 | 7,853 | 11.1 | 13.0 | 3109 | |||
| $1,250 - $1,499 | 6,377 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 3110 | |||
| $1,500 - $1,749 | 6,113 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 3111 | |||
| $1,750 - $1,999 | 4,966 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 3112 | |||
| $2,000 - $2,999 | 9,643 | 13.6 | 9.0 | 3113 | |||
| $3,000 or more | 6,554 | 9.3 | 5.8 | 3114 | |||
| Not stated | 925 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 3115 | |||
| Total persons | 70,799 | 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 Hornsby Shire in 2016 compared to New South Wales shows that there was a higher proportion earning a high income (those earning $1,750 per week or more) and a similar proportion of low income persons (those earning less than $500 per week).
Overall, 29.9% of the resident workers earned a high income, and 16.9% 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 Hornsby Shire and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers earned $2,000 - $2,999 (13.6% compared to 9.0%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers earned $3,000 or more (9.3% compared to 5.8%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $800 - $999 (9.3% compared to 12.3%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $650 - $799 (7.5% compared to 10.2%)