RDA Darling Downs and South West Region

Sources of income

Households in the RDA Darling Downs and South West Region have a higher amount of disposable income compared to Queensland.

Household disposable income is a measure of the amount of income available to an average household in the area. It varies depending on the jobs held by the residents, amount of property and business income, and cash benefits provided by government, which are related to the socio-economic status of the area. Areas with high unemployment, large numbers of retirees and others out of the workforce may have a high cash benefits component.

This information gives an insight into both the sources of income and how much your residents have available to spend in the area. This dataset should be viewed in conjunction with Worker productivity, Local workers income data, and Gross Regional Product data on the size of the residential economy.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Sources of income per household
RDA Darling Downs and South West Region2021/222016/17Change
Economic measure$Queensland$$ Queensland$2016/17 to 2021/22
Wages & salaries78,887.8691,022.1173,264.3886,273.61+5,623
Property income14,212.0017,933.1013,793.0818,790.49+419
Business income42,018.5219,872.0928,172.2816,726.59+13,846
Superannuation8,367.6011,264.047,454.5511,069.46+913
Cash benefits22,071.6518,496.4020,365.8317,336.72+1,706
Total income before tax165,557.61158,587.75143,050.12150,196.87+22,507
Tax paid-26,920.41-25,246.02-20,207.96-22,556.35-6,712
Interest paid-4,374.86-5,769.06-7,730.38-9,239.67+3,356
Other payments/statistical discrepancy16,714.1113,589.1516,011.1513,989.38+703
Total disposable income150,976.45141,261.82131,122.93132,490.23+19,854
Ratio of cash benefits to tax paid0.820.731.010.770

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions).Data are based on a 2020/21 price base for all years. NIEIR-ID data are inflation adjusted each year to allow direct comparison, and annual data releases adjust previous years’ figures to a new base year.Learn more

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RDA Darling Downs and South West Region

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