Southern Mallee District Council
Resident workers - Individual income
Southern Mallee District Council labour force have a lower proportion of people with high incomes ($1,750 or more per week) than South 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 RDA Murraylands and Riverland, 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 RDA Murraylands and Riverland. 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Mallee District Council | 2016 | ||||||
| Gross weekly individual income | Number | % | South Australia% | ||||
| Negative Income/ Nil income | 19 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 3101 | |||
| $1 - $149 | 33 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3102 | |||
| $150 - $299 | 43 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3103 | |||
| $300 - $399 | 52 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3104 | |||
| $400 - $499 | 78 | 7.9 | 5.8 | 3105 | |||
| $500 - $649 | 122 | 12.3 | 9.2 | 3106 | |||
| $650 - $799 | 134 | 13.5 | 11.3 | 3107 | |||
| $800 - $999 | 129 | 13.0 | 13.6 | 3108 | |||
| $1,000 - $1,249 | 134 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 3109 | |||
| $1,250 - $1,499 | 84 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 3110 | |||
| $1,500 - $1,749 | 65 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 3111 | |||
| $1,750 - $1,999 | 31 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 3112 | |||
| $2,000 - $2,999 | 33 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 3113 | |||
| $3,000 or more | 20 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 3114 | |||
| Not stated | 13 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 3115 | |||
| Total persons | 990 | 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), the population experts.
Dominant groups
Analysis of the resident workers individual income levels in Southern Mallee District Council in 2016 compared to South Australia shows that there was a lower proportion earning a high income (those earning $1,750 per week or more) and a higher proportion of low income persons (those earning less than $500 per week).
Overall, 8.5% of the resident workers earned a high income, and 22.7% earned a low income, compared with 14.7% and 19.3% respectively for South Australia.
The major differences between the weekly income of the resident workers in Southern Mallee District Council and South Australia were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers earned $500 - $649 (12.3% compared to 9.2%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers earned $650 - $799 (13.5% compared to 11.3%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers earned $400 - $499 (7.9% compared to 5.8%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $2,000 - $2,999 (3.3% compared to 6.4%)