Wollongong City

Sources of income

Households in Wollongong City have a lower amount of disposable income compared to Regional NSW.

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
Wollongong City2022/232008/09Change
Economic measure$Regional NSW$$ Regional NSW$2008/09 to 2022/23
Wages & salaries93,078.4480,424.8480,931.9466,889.88+12,146
Property income21,630.0721,241.5918,647.0817,942.29+2,983
Business income9,097.7617,635.999,667.4114,724.56-570
Superannuation12,777.1112,958.6711,645.3910,875.95+1,132
Cash benefits14,991.3019,318.6619,546.8925,038.64-4,556
Total income before tax151,574.69151,579.76140,438.71135,471.32+11,136
Tax paid-27,141.92-25,366.98-19,923.22-16,912.13-7,219
Interest paid-9,353.11-7,863.79-11,542.76-10,294.86+2,190
Other payments/statistical discrepancy18,249.8016,939.3311,808.7210,746.79+6,441
Total disposable income133,329.45135,388.31120,781.46119,111.11+12,548
Ratio of cash benefits to tax paid0.550.760.981.480

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©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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