Hilltops Council area

Resident workers - Individual income

The Hilltops Council area labour force have a similar proportion of persons with high incomes ($1,750 or more per week) than NSW.

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

Income statistics the Hilltops Council area, 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 Hilltops Council area. 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

Select industry:
Current benchmark:
Sex:
reset
Resident workers individual income
Hilltops Council area - Persons2021
Gross weekly individual incomeNumber%. NSW%
Negative Income/ Nil income1161.40.6
$1 - $1492282.82.2
$150 - $2992453.02.4
$300 - $3992763.42.7
$400 - $4993874.83.5
$500 - $6496658.36.1
$650 - $79993911.78.0
$800 - $9991,15914.410.9
$1,000 - $1,2491,21815.113.1
$1,250 - $1,4997459.310.4
$1,500 - $1,7496177.79.2
$1,750 - $1,9994265.37.2
$2,000 - $2,9995977.413.3
$3,000 - $3,4991111.43.2
$3,500 or more1932.46.2
Not stated1221.50.9
Total Persons8,044100.0100.0
loading animation

Dominant groups

Analysis of the resident workers individual income levels in the Hilltops Council area in 2021 compared to NSW shows that there was a similar proportion earning a high income (those earning $1,750 per week or more) as well as a higher proportion of low income persons (those earning less than $500 per week).

Overall, 15.6% of the resident workers earned a high income, and 15.6% 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 Hilltops Council area and NSW were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $2,000 - $2,999 (7.4% compared to 13.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $3,500 or more (2.4% compared to 6.2%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers earned $650 - $799 (11.7% compared to 8.0%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers earned $800 - $999 (14.4% compared to 10.9%)

Hilltops Council area

economic profile