East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula
Local workers - Individual income - All industries
Individual Income is an indicator of socio-economic status, skills and occupations required in a particular industry. With other data sources, such as Qualifications and Occupation, it helps to evaluate the economic opportunities of people in an industry.
The amount of income an individual receives is linked to a number of factors including the person's employment status, age, qualifications and type of employment undertaken by the person.
Wages in the East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula can vary greatly across industry sectors. As well as being related to the type of jobs and qualifications required in a particular industry, income levels can be related to the level of part-time employment, Occupations, Qualification and the Age structure of the local workers, so the data should be looked at in conjunction with these topics.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2021 – by place of work
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| East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula - All industries | 2021 | ||||||||
| Gross weekly individual income | Number | % | Northern Territory% | ||||||
| Negative Income/ Nil income | 19 | 0.4 | 0.5 | ||||||
| $1 - $149 | 86 | 1.9 | 2.0 | ||||||
| $150 - $299 | 221 | 4.8 | 2.3 | ||||||
| $300 - $399 | 172 | 3.8 | 2.1 | ||||||
| $400 - $499 | 162 | 3.5 | 2.7 | ||||||
| $500 - $649 | 271 | 5.9 | 4.8 | ||||||
| $650 - $799 | 220 | 4.8 | 6.0 | ||||||
| $800 - $999 | 256 | 5.6 | 9.5 | ||||||
| $1,000 - $1,249 | 401 | 8.8 | 13.6 | ||||||
| $1,250 - $1,499 | 329 | 7.2 | 11.9 | ||||||
| $1,500 - $1,749 | 386 | 8.4 | 11.4 | ||||||
| $1,750 - $1,999 | 386 | 8.4 | 8.8 | ||||||
| $2,000 - $2,999 | 1,023 | 22.4 | 15.8 | ||||||
| $3,000 - $3,499 | 305 | 6.7 | 3.2 | ||||||
| $3,500 or more | 257 | 5.6 | 4.0 | ||||||
| Not stated | 81 | 1.8 | 1.2 | ||||||
| Total Persons | 4,575 | 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 individual income levels in the East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula in 2021 compared to Northern Territory shows that there was a higher proportion earning a high income (those earning $1,750 per week or more) and a lower proportion of low income persons (those earning less than $500 per week).
Overall, 39.2% of the local workers earned a high income, and 14.4% earned a low income, compared with 29.0% and 9.7% respectively for Northern Territory.
The major differences between the weekly income of the local workers in the East Arnhem LGA - Nhulunbuy - Alyangula and Northern Territory were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who earned $2,000 - $2,999 (22.4% compared to 15.8%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who earned $1,000 - $1,249 (8.8% compared to 13.6%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who earned $1,250 - $1,499 (7.2% compared to 11.9%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who earned $800 - $999 (5.6% compared to 9.5%)