Queanbeyan-Palerang 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 Queanbeyan-Palerang 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 Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area. This also indicates what knowledge and skill levels industry can draw upon locally.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2021 – by usual residence
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Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area - Persons | 2021 | ||||||||
Gross weekly individual income | Number | % | NSW% | ||||||
Negative Income/ Nil income | 189 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ||||||
$1 - $149 | 810 | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||||||
$150 - $299 | 766 | 2.2 | 2.4 | ||||||
$300 - $399 | 664 | 1.9 | 2.7 | ||||||
$400 - $499 | 871 | 2.5 | 3.5 | ||||||
$500 - $649 | 1,434 | 4.1 | 6.1 | ||||||
$650 - $799 | 1,975 | 5.7 | 8.0 | ||||||
$800 - $999 | 3,049 | 8.8 | 10.9 | ||||||
$1,000 - $1,249 | 4,079 | 11.7 | 13.1 | ||||||
$1,250 - $1,499 | 3,730 | 10.7 | 10.4 | ||||||
$1,500 - $1,749 | 3,951 | 11.4 | 9.2 | ||||||
$1,750 - $1,999 | 3,170 | 9.1 | 7.2 | ||||||
$2,000 - $2,999 | 6,378 | 18.3 | 13.3 | ||||||
$3,000 - $3,499 | 1,293 | 3.7 | 3.2 | ||||||
$3,500 or more | 2,155 | 6.2 | 6.2 | ||||||
Not stated | 278 | 0.8 | 0.9 | ||||||
Total Persons | 34,792 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. 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 Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area in 2021 compared to NSW 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, 32.0% of the resident workers earned a high income, and 9.5% earned a low income, compared with 24.7% and 11.5% respectively for Victoria.
The major differences between the weekly income of the resident workers in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area and NSW were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers earned $2,000 - $2,999 (18.3% compared to 13.3%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $650 - $799 (5.7% compared to 8.0%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers earned $1,500 - $1,749 (11.4% compared to 9.2%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $800 - $999 (8.8% compared to 10.9%)