| Personal incomes in Singleton | |||||||||||||||||
| On average, the incomes of Singleton's adults (aged 15+) in 2001 were similar to NSW's, with the median ('half-way') income in the range of $300-$399 (gross) a week (NSW's was also $300-$399). The average female income in 2001 was around $330 a week (median $200-$299) while the male average was about $800 (median $600-$699). On average, women earned 41% of men, which was much lower than NSW's rate (65%). | |||||||||||||||||
| Singleton's men of prime working age, 25–54 years, reported
average incomes of around $1,000 a week in mid-2001, which was 26% above
NSW's average. Women of this age had an average weekly income of about $380 a
week, 27% below NSW. Among young people (15–24), average weekly incomes were $355 for males (26% above NSW's) and $214 for females (16% below NSW's). Older people (55+ years) had average incomes of $521 for men and $287 for women. These incomes were both 10% below NSW's average. |
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| Average weekly incomes | Men | Women | |||||||||||||||
| 15–24 | 25–54 yrs | 55 yrs + | all | 15–24 | 25–54 yrs | 55 yrs + | all | ||||||||||
| Singleton | $355 | $1,040 | $521 | $801 | $214 | $382 | $287 | $333 | |||||||||
| NSW | $286 | $829 | $480 | $642 | $254 | $520 | $317 | $419 | |||||||||
| Sing'n as % of NSW | 124% | 126% | 109% | 125% | 84% | 73% | 90% | 79% | |||||||||
| Incomes distribution in Singleton | |||||||||||||||||
| The 2001 incomes of people (aged 15+) in Singleton fell into
three broad bands – low (under $300 pw), middle ($300–$700 pw) and high (over
$700 pw). Among men, 24% had low incomes, 27% middle, and 42% high (with the
rest unknown). Among women, 54% were low-income, 28% middle and 10% high.
Low average incomes (under $300 a week) tend to be more common among young people (aged 15–24) and women (due to lower wages and more part-time work) and people aged 65+ (who are generally retired). In Singleton, 66% of older women had low incomes, similar to NSW's 62%, along with 58% of young women (61% in NSW). Among males, 43% of young men and 44% of older men had low incomes (viz-a-viz 54% and 46% for NSW). |
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| Incomes by age | Singleton's men | Singleton's women | |||||||||||||||
| 15–24 | 25–54 yrs | 55 yrs + | all men | 15–24 | 25–54 yrs | 55 yrs + | all women | ||||||||||
| under $300 a week | 667 | 543 | 718 | 1,928 | 745 | 2,034 | 1,184 | 3,963 | |||||||||
| $300–$699 a week | 611 | 1,067 | 429 | 2,107 | 307 | 1,437 | 303 | 2,047 | |||||||||
| $700–$1499 a week | 154 | 1,773 | 229 | 2,156 | 30 | 508 | 83 | 621 | |||||||||
| $1,500+ a week | 13 | 1,056 | 106 | 1,175 | 69 | 10 | 79 | ||||||||||
| not stated | 123 | 297 | 133 | 553 | 131 | 287 | 209 | 627 | |||||||||
| total | 1,568 | 4,736 | 1,615 | 7,919 | 1,213 | 4,335 | 1,789 | 7,337 | |||||||||
| % of Singleton's men | % of Singleton's women | ||||||||||||||||
| under $300 a week | 43% | 11% | 44% | 24% | 61% | 47% | 66% | 54% | |||||||||
| $300–$699 a week | 39% | 23% | 27% | 27% | 25% | 33% | 17% | 28% | |||||||||
| $700–$1499 a week | 10% | 37% | 14% | 27% | 2% | 12% | 5% | 8% | |||||||||
| $1,500+ a week | 1% | 22% | 7% | 15% | nil | 2% | 1% | 1% | |||||||||
| not stated | 8% | 6% | 8% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 12% | 9% | |||||||||
| total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |||||||||
| % of NSW men | % of NSW women | ||||||||||||||||
| under $300 pw | 54% | 16% | 46% | 31% | 58% | 34% | 62% | 46% | |||||||||
| $300–$699 pw | 27% | 30% | 27% | 29% | 26% | 36% | 20% | 30% | |||||||||
| $700–$1499 pw | 8% | 36% | 14% | 25% | 5% | 21% | 6% | 14% | |||||||||
| $1,500+ pw | 0% | 11% | 4% | 8% | 0% | 3% | 1% | 2% | |||||||||
| not stated | 11% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 10% | 7% | 11% | 8% | |||||||||
| Average incomes were calculated by multiplying the number of people in each income range by the mid point of the range (using $2000 as the average for $1500+ range), then dividing by that number of people. People whose income was not stated were excluded. High percentages compared with NSW are bold and shaded light green. | |||||||||||||||||
| Changing incomes by age and sex | |||||||||||||||||
| The charts below illustrate how incomes change with age for men and women. Each band across the chart represents the proportion of people on a particular income; lower bands represent lower incomes. Moving left to right, from younger to older people, the widths of lower-income bands fall from high rates among teenagers to low levels when most people are in the workforce, but widen again over the age of about 55 as people retire onto a pension-level income. Higher income bands are widest at about 35–44 years old. | |||||||||||||||||
| The differences between male and female incomes were most apparent in the higher income bands, where the proportion of men greatly exceeds that of women. The effect of more women working part-time can be seen in the higher proportions earning under $400 a week. The blank area at the top of the charts represents those who did not give their income. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Male incomes by age | 15–19 | 20–24 | 25–34 | 35–44 | 45–54 | 55–64 | 65–74 | 75+ | |||||||||
| Nil / negative | 27% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 5% | 1% | 2% | |||||||||
| $1–$79 | 13% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | |||||||||
| $80–$159 | 8% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 6% | 9% | 7% | |||||||||
| $160–$199 | 3% | 5% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 11% | 23% | 21% | |||||||||
| $200–$299 | 10% | 5% | 3% | 3% | 5% | 10% | 20% | 26% | |||||||||
| $300–$399 | 10% | 12% | 4% | 2% | 3% | 8% | 9% | 12% | |||||||||
| $400–$499 | 12% | 21% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 8% | 8% | 7% | |||||||||
| $500–$599 | 3% | 15% | 9% | 6% | 6% | 8% | 5% | 3% | |||||||||
| $600–$699 | 2% | 8% | 10% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 2% | 2% | |||||||||
| $700–$799 | 2% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 3% | 2% | |||||||||
| $800–$999 | 6% | 14% | 11% | 11% | 7% | 1% | 1% | ||||||||||
| $1,000–$1,499 | 0% | 6% | 16% | 20% | 20% | 10% | 2% | 2% | |||||||||
| $1,500 + | 0% | 2% | 13% | 29% | 24% | 11% | 3% | 1% | |||||||||
| not stated | 10% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 11% | 12% | |||||||||
| Av wkly income | $208 | $545 | $895 | $1,151 | $1,059 | $674 | $364 | $334 | |||||||||
| Female incomes by age | 15–19 | 20–24 | 25–34 | 35–44 | 45–54 | 55–64 | 65–74 | 75+ | |||||||||
| Nil / negative | 28% | 6% | 8% | 10% | 15% | 12% | 2% | 2% | |||||||||
| $1–$79 | 22% | 4% | 12% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 1% | |||||||||
| $80–$159 | 14% | 9% | 12% | 9% | 8% | 11% | 10% | 6% | |||||||||
| $160–$199 | 6% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 17% | 26% | 16% | |||||||||
| $200–$299 | 8% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 10% | 18% | 28% | 46% | |||||||||
| $300–$399 | 5% | 20% | 11% | 12% | 10% | 6% | 9% | 6% | |||||||||
| $400–$499 | 3% | 13% | 9% | 10% | 10% | 6% | 2% | 3% | |||||||||
| $500–$599 | 1% | 12% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 3% | 2% | |||||||||
| $600–$699 | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | ||||||||||
| $700–$799 | 3% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||||||||||
| $800–$999 | 1% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 1% | ||||||||||
| $1,000–$1,499 | 0% | 1% | 3% | 4% | 6% | 3% | 1% | ||||||||||
| $1,500 + | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | ||||||||||||
| not stated | 13% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 13% | 15% | |||||||||
| Av wkly income | $109 | $349 | $366 | $379 | $403 | $318 | $265 | $262 | |||||||||
| The table shows the percentage of males and females of each age in each income band. The largest concentrations of incomes are shaded. Overseas visitors are excluded. | |||||||||||||||||
| Singleton's average household incomes | |||||||||||||||||
| The average family income in Singleton in 2001 was around $1,140 a week or $59,100 a year, similar to NSW's average of $56,900 pa. The median or mid-point household income was about $900 a week (the same as NSW's). | |||||||||||||||||
| Couples with children had the highest average family incomes at
about $1,310 a week, which was 104% of NSW's average. Couples without children had the second highest average family incomes at about $1,000 a week, 102% of NSW's. Lone-parent families had average family incomes of about $570 a week, 92% of NSW's. Non-family households in Singleton had lower average incomes than most family households, at about $590 a week or 105% of NSW's, due to many being single-person households. |
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| Incomes of different households in Singleton compared with NSW | Average weekly incomes of … | Median weekly income | |||||||||||||||
| Couples with children | Couples without children | One-parent families | All family h'holds | Non-family h'holds | All h'holds | All families | All h'holds | ||||||||||
| Singleton | $1,308 | $1,031 | $570 | $1,136 | $593 | $1,019 | $1,100 | $900 | |||||||||
| NSW | $1,255 | $1,016 | $621 | $1,094 | $564 | $950 | $900 | $900 | |||||||||
| Sing'n as % of NSW | 104% | 102% | 92% | 104% | 105% | 107% | 122% | 100% | |||||||||
| Average incomes were calculated by multiplying the number in
each income range by the mid point of the range (using $2000 for the $1500+
range); The median income is the mid-point of income range which contains the half-way income (ie where half the people earn less, half more) |
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| Singleton's household income variations | |||||||||||||||||
| Compared with NSW, Singleton's household incomes differed most in the proportion in the $1500–$1999 income band, which had 14% of Singleton's households compared with 11% of NSW's (ie one-third larger). The $1000–$1199 income band, with 8% of Singleton's households, was one-eleventh larger than across NSW. | |||||||||||||||||
| Conversely, Singleton's households were most under-represented in the $200–$299 income band, which had 5.7% of Singleton's households compared with 7.4% in NSW (ie three-quarters the size) and the $400–$499 income band (6.0% of Singleton's households, five-sixths the proportion in NSW). | |||||||||||||||||
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| Income levels by family type | Couples with children | Couples, no children | One parent families | Non-family h'holds | All
households in Sing'n |
% in NSW | Sing'n relative size | ||||||||||
| nil / negative | 6 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 46 | 1% | 1% | 10% smaller | |||||||||
| $1–$199 | 9 | 13 | 34 | 190 | 240 | 4% | 4% | 10% smaller | |||||||||
| $200–$299 | 15 | 16 | 74 | 282 | 376 | 6% | 7% | 24% smaller | |||||||||
| $300–$399 | 52 | 254 | 109 | 103 | 482 | 7% | 9% | 15% smaller | |||||||||
| $400–$499 | 53 | 133 | 94 | 117 | 397 | 6% | 7% | 16% smaller | |||||||||
| $500–$599 | 68 | 75 | 70 | 92 | 300 | 5% | 5% | 9% smaller | |||||||||
| $600–$699 | 118 | 110 | 40 | 67 | 342 | 5% | 6% | 10% smaller | |||||||||
| $700–$799 | 112 | 66 | 34 | 68 | 286 | 4% | 4% | 3% smaller | |||||||||
| $800–$999 | 298 | 143 | 43 | 85 | 572 | 9% | 9% | 0% larger | |||||||||
| $1000–$1199 | 282 | 144 | 35 | 126 | 579 | 9% | 8% | 9% larger | |||||||||
| $1200–$1499 | 353 | 150 | 18 | 18 | 550 | 8% | 8% | 7% larger | |||||||||
| $1500–$1999 | 567 | 226 | 30 | 122 | 960 | 14% | 11% | 32% larger | |||||||||
| $2,000 + | 468 | 186 | 15 | 24 | 710 | 11% | 10% | 4% larger | |||||||||
| not stated | 425 | 175 | 87 | 112 | 805 | 12% | 12% | 5% larger | |||||||||
| total | 2,826 | 1,706 | 686 | 1,430 | 6,645 | 100% | 100% | ||||||||||
| Percentages notably higher than in NSW's are shaded light green and bold; percents notably lower are shaded darker orange. Overseas visitors are excluded. | |||||||||||||||||