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What are our household sources of income?

Derived from the Census question, "Show all the ways you yourself got income in the 12 months ending today (excluding loans because they are not income)?" This is a multiple response question.

Relates only to persons aged 15 years or more.

Income sources data is a useful addition to Income data as an indicator of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Household Income statistics, Educational Qualifications and Occupation data, it helps to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of Wellington Central and differentiate between market and non-market source of income. The sources of income that a household relies on are linked to a number of factors:

  • the number and age of people in the household;
  • the type of employment undertaken by the household members.
  • the presence of students in the household; and
  • the percentage of people unemployed or on other income support benefits.
Sources of household incomeWellington Central
20062001Change
Usual residencenumber%Wellington City %number%Wellington City %2001 to 2006
Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc69669.976.537268.174.5324
Self-employment or business14414.526.19918.125.345
Interest, dividends, rent, other invest.34234.342.722541.245.9117
Payments from a work accident insurer121.21.861.12.16
NZ superannuation or veterans pension666.613.6458.214.321
Other super, pensions, annuities545.46.1183.36.936
Sickness benefit181.82.761.12.212
Unemployment benefit393.96.0397.19.60
Domestic purposes benefit30.32.830.53.60
Invalids benefit60.62.361.12.00
Student allowance10810.85.8366.66.972
Other govt benefits, payments or pension242.44.891.64.415
Other sources of income10210.26.2458.25.257
No source of income during that time303.00.691.60.521
Not stated13213.33.69317.03.939
Total households996100.0100.0546100.0100.0450
Total responses1,7761,011765

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings, 2006, 2001 and 1996.

Please refer to the specific data notes for more information.

Sources of income includes all sources which individuals in the household have identified as having received income from in the 12 months ended March in the Census year.

Sources of income is a multiple response question, and as most households have income from more than one source, the sum of all responses is likely to be significantly in excess of the total population. Percentages are calculated from the total population, so percentages will add to well over 100% in most cases.

'Superannuation, Pensions, Annuities' includes the categories 'NZ Superannuation or Veterans Pension' and 'Other Super., Pensions, Annuities'.

'Government Benefits and Payments' includes 'Sickness Benefit', 'Domestic Purposes Benefit', 'Invalids Benefit' and 'Other Govt Benefits, Payments or Pension'.

Analysis of Wellington Central's income sources in 2006 compared to Wellington City's income sources shows that there was a lower proportion of households who identified wages and salaries as an income source, a lower proportion of households who identified self employment or business as an income source, and a lower proportion that identified government benefits as an income source.

Overall, 69.9% of households identified wages and salaries, 14.5% self employment or business, and 19.9% government benefits as an income source, compared with 76.5%, 26.1% and 24.3% for Wellington City respectively.

The major differences between Wellington Central's household income sources and Wellington City household income sources were:

  • A larger percentage of Student allowance (10.8% compared to 5.8%);
  • A smaller percentage of Self-employment or business (14.5% compared to 26.1%);
  • A smaller percentage of Interest, dividends, rent, other invest. (34.3% compared to 42.7%), and;
  • A smaller percentage of NZ superannuation or veterans pension (6.6% compared to 13.6%).

The largest changes in Wellington Central's household income sources between 2001 and 2006 were:

  • Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc (+324 households);
  • Interest, dividends, rent, other invest. (+117 households);
  • Student allowance (+72 households), and;
  • Other sources of income (+57 households).
Sources of household income in Wellington Central and Wellington City, 2006 (Usual residence) 76.5% Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc, Wellington City 26.1% Self-employment or business, Wellington City 42.7% Interest, dividends, rent, other invest., Wellington City 1.8% Payments from a work accident insurer, Wellington City 13.6% NZ superannuation or veterans pension, Wellington City 6.1% Other super, pensions, annuities, Wellington City 2.7% Sickness benefit, Wellington City 6.0% Unemployment benefit, Wellington City 2.8% Domestic purposes benefit, Wellington City 2.3% Invalids benefit, Wellington City 5.8% Student allowance, Wellington City 4.8% Other govt benefits, payments or pension, Wellington City 6.2% Other sources of income, Wellington City 0.6% No source of income during that time, Wellington City 3.6% Not stated, Wellington City 69.9% Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc, Wellington Central 14.5% Self-employment or business, Wellington Central 34.3% Interest, dividends, rent, other invest., Wellington Central 1.2% Payments from a work accident insurer, Wellington Central 6.6% NZ superannuation or veterans pension, Wellington Central 5.4% Other super, pensions, annuities, Wellington Central 1.8% Sickness benefit, Wellington Central 3.9% Unemployment benefit, Wellington Central 0.3% Domestic purposes benefit, Wellington Central 0.6% Invalids benefit, Wellington Central 10.8% Student allowance, Wellington Central 2.4% Other govt benefits, payments or pension, Wellington Central 10.2% Other sources of income, Wellington Central 3.0% No source of income during that time, Wellington Central 13.3% Not stated, Wellington Central
Change in sources of household income in Wellington Central, 2001 to 2006 (Usual residence) +324 Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc +45 Self-employment or business +117 Interest, dividends, rent, other invest. +6 Payments from a work accident insurer +21 NZ superannuation or veterans pension +36 Other super, pensions, annuities +12 Sickness benefit +0 Unemployment benefit +0 Domestic purposes benefit +0 Invalids benefit +72 Student allowance +15 Other govt benefits, payments or pension +57 Other sources of income +21 No source of income during that time +39 Not stated
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