In the Carterton District, 33.1% of households earned an income of $70,000 or more per annum in 2013.
Households form the common 'economic unit' in our society. The Carterton District's Household Income is one of the most important indicators of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Educational Qualifications and Occupation, it helps to reveal the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the Carterton District. It is important to note that income data is not necessarily a measure of wealth. For example, if an area has a large number of retirees this will produce a higher proportion of households with low income but the retirees may have large capital wealth. For this reason, household income should be viewed in conjunction with Age and Household Composition.
The incomes presented on this page are for the latest Census year only. For comparison of incomes over time, go to Household Income Quartiles.
Derived from the Census question:
'From all sources of income identified, what will the total income be that you got yourself, before tax or anything was taken out of it, in the 12 months that will end on 31 March 2013?'
Persons aged 15 years and over
|Annual household income|
|Annual household income||Number||%||Wellington Region %|
|Negative or zero income||24||0.7||0.7||250|
|$1 to $5,000||21||0.6||0.7||251|
|$5,001 to $10,000||33||1.0||1.0||252|
|$10,001 to $15,000||84||2.5||2.2||253|
|$15,001 to $20,000||174||5.3||3.6||254|
|$20,001 to $25,000||186||5.6||4.2||255|
|$25,001 to $30,000||189||5.7||3.9||256|
|$30,001 to $40,000||354||10.7||7.2||257|
|$40,001 to $50,000||261||7.9||6.0||258|
|$50,001 to $70,000||483||14.6||11.6||259|
|$70,001 to $100,000||531||16.1||15.3||260|
|$100,001 or more||561||17.0||30.3||261|
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings (opens a new window) 2006 and 2013. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (opens a new window) , the population experts.
Compiled and presented by .id, the population experts.
Analysis of household income levels in the Carterton District in 2013 compared to the Wellington Region shows that there was a smaller proportion of high income households (those earning more than $70,000 per annum) and a higher proportion of low income households (those earning less than $30,000 per annum).
Overall, 33.1% of the households earned a high income, and 21.6% were low income households, compared with 45.5% and 16.4% respectively for the Wellington Region.
The major differences between the household incomes of the Carterton District and the Wellington Region were:
- A larger percentage of households who earned $30,001 to $40,000 (10.7% compared to 7.2%)
- A larger percentage of households who earned $50,001 to $70,000 (14.6% compared to 11.6%)
- A larger percentage of households who earned $40,001 to $50,000 (7.9% compared to 6.0%)
- A smaller percentage of households who earned $100,001 or more (17.0% compared to 30.3%)