City of South Perth

Sources of income

Households in the City of South Perth have a higher amount of disposable income compared to Western Australia.

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
City of South Perth2021/222016/17Change
Economic measure$Western Australia$$ Western Australia$2016/17 to 2021/22
Wages & salaries133,392.00114,959.00115,459.79106,360.92+17,932
Property income24,096.9017,924.7625,560.1919,970.53-1,463
Business income24,002.0920,217.4622,789.3620,992.18+1,213
Superannuation12,642.0611,259.0012,180.2211,764.56+462
Cash benefits12,414.9415,541.1711,054.2314,017.14+1,361
Total income before tax206,547.99179,901.40187,043.79173,105.33+19,504
Tax paid-41,673.72-32,264.70-33,345.90-28,155.66-8,328
Interest paid-7,200.99-6,093.38-12,468.00-10,981.58+5,267
Other payments/statistical discrepancy20,473.4216,440.0622,395.9418,363.03-1,923
Total disposable income178,146.70158,083.38163,625.82152,431.12+14,521
Ratio of cash benefits to tax paid0.300.480.330.500

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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City of South Perth

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