The Individual Income levels of the local resident workers are directly linked to their knowledge, experience, qualifications, occupation and skill levels.
Income statistics Greater Sydney, 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 Greater Sydney. 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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| Greater Sydney - Persons | 2021 | ||||||||
| Gross weekly individual income | Number | % | New South Wales% | ||||||
| Negative Income/ Nil income | 12,192 | 0.5 | 0.6 | ||||||
| $1 - $149 | 39,136 | 1.7 | 2.2 | ||||||
| $150 - $299 | 48,362 | 2.1 | 2.4 | ||||||
| $300 - $399 | 55,356 | 2.4 | 2.7 | ||||||
| $400 - $499 | 69,906 | 3.1 | 3.5 | ||||||
| $500 - $649 | 120,626 | 5.3 | 6.1 | ||||||
| $650 - $799 | 160,816 | 7.1 | 8.0 | ||||||
| $800 - $999 | 223,419 | 9.8 | 10.9 | ||||||
| $1,000 - $1,249 | 285,983 | 12.5 | 13.1 | ||||||
| $1,250 - $1,499 | 240,507 | 10.5 | 10.4 | ||||||
| $1,500 - $1,749 | 218,863 | 9.6 | 9.2 | ||||||
| $1,750 - $1,999 | 173,386 | 7.6 | 7.2 | ||||||
| $2,000 - $2,999 | 339,520 | 14.9 | 13.3 | ||||||
| $3,000 - $3,499 | 88,371 | 3.9 | 3.2 | ||||||
| $3,500 or more | 183,279 | 8.0 | 6.2 | ||||||
| Not stated | 20,127 | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||||||
| Total Persons | 2,279,849 | 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 Greater Sydney in 2021 compared to New South Wales 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, 27.3% of the resident workers earned a high income, and 9.9% 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 Greater Sydney and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of resident workers earned $3,500 or more (8.0% compared to 6.2%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers earned $2,000 - $2,999 (14.9% compared to 13.3%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $800 - $999 (9.8% compared to 10.9%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $650 - $799 (7.1% compared to 8.0%)