RDA Northern Territory

Resident workers - Individual income

The RDA Northern Territory labour force have a similar proportion of persons with high incomes ($1,750 or more per week) than Northern Territory.

The Individual Income levels of the local resident workers are directly linked to their knowledge, experience, qualifications, occupation and skill levels.

Income statistics the RDA Northern Territory, 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 the RDA Northern Territory. 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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Resident workers individual income
RDA Northern Territory - Persons2021
Gross weekly individual incomeNumber%. Northern Territory%
Negative Income/ Nil income5770.50.5
$1 - $1492,1722.02.0
$150 - $2992,5202.42.4
$300 - $3992,3052.22.2
$400 - $4992,9242.72.8
$500 - $6495,2084.94.9
$650 - $7996,5546.26.2
$800 - $99910,2559.69.6
$1,000 - $1,24914,81913.913.9
$1,250 - $1,49912,90312.112.1
$1,500 - $1,74912,40511.611.6
$1,750 - $1,9999,3588.88.8
$2,000 - $2,99916,28815.315.3
$3,000 - $3,4993,0582.92.9
$3,500 or more3,9263.73.7
Not stated1,2561.21.2
Total Persons106,528100.0100.0
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the resident workers individual income levels in the RDA Northern Territory in 2021 compared to Northern Territory shows that there was a similar 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, 28.1% of the resident workers earned a high income, and 9.9% earned a low income, compared with 28.1% and 9.9% respectively for Victoria.

The major differences between the weekly income of the resident workers in the RDA Northern Territory and Northern Territory were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers earned $1,500 - $1,749 (11.6% compared to 11.6%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers earned $1,250 - $1,499 (12.1% compared to 12.1%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers earned $2,000 - $2,999 (15.3% compared to 15.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $500 - $649 (4.9% compared to 4.9%)

RDA Northern Territory

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