Greater Sydney

Resident workers - Individual income

Greater Sydney 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 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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Resident workers individual income
Greater Sydney - Persons2021
Gross weekly individual incomeNumber%. New South Wales%
Negative Income/ Nil income12,1920.50.6
$1 - $14939,1361.72.2
$150 - $29948,3622.12.4
$300 - $39955,3562.42.7
$400 - $49969,9063.13.5
$500 - $649120,6265.36.1
$650 - $799160,8167.18.0
$800 - $999223,4199.810.9
$1,000 - $1,249285,98312.513.1
$1,250 - $1,499240,50710.510.4
$1,500 - $1,749218,8639.69.2
$1,750 - $1,999173,3867.67.2
$2,000 - $2,999339,52014.913.3
$3,000 - $3,49988,3713.93.2
$3,500 or more183,2798.06.2
Not stated20,1270.90.9
Total Persons2,279,849100.0100.0
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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%)

Greater Sydney

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