The Hills Shire

Resident workers - Individual income

The Hills Shire labour force have a higher proportion of persons with high incomes ($1,750 or more per week) than New South Wales.

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

Income statistics The Hills Shire, 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 Hills Shire. 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
The Hills Shire - Persons2021
Gross weekly individual incomeNumber%. New South Wales%
Negative Income/ Nil income5460.60.6
$1 - $1492,2502.32.2
$150 - $2992,4892.62.4
$300 - $3992,3932.52.7
$400 - $4992,8382.93.5
$500 - $6494,5164.76.1
$650 - $7995,6135.88.0
$800 - $9997,1117.410.9
$1,000 - $1,2499,81510.213.1
$1,250 - $1,4999,1239.510.4
$1,500 - $1,7499,1879.59.2
$1,750 - $1,9997,8598.17.2
$2,000 - $2,99917,66118.313.3
$3,000 - $3,4995,1445.33.2
$3,500 or more9,0769.46.2
Not stated8480.90.9
Total Persons96,469100.0100.0
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the resident workers individual income levels in The Hills Shire 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, 32.7% of the resident workers earned a high income, and 10.9% 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 The Hills Shire and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of resident workers earned $2,000 - $2,999 (18.3% compared to 13.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $800 - $999 (7.4% compared to 10.9%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers earned $3,500 or more (9.4% compared to 6.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $1,000 - $1,249 (10.2% compared to 13.1%)

The Hills Shire Council

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