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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 Wanganui District 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 incomeWanganui District
20062001Change
Usual residencenumber%New Zealand %number%New Zealand %2001 to 2006
Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc10,01759.467.09,36956.663.8648
Self-employment or business2,91617.324.32,76316.724.0153
Interest, dividends, rent, other invest.4,46126.432.04,87529.533.6-414
Payments from a work accident insurer5163.12.86153.72.9-99
NZ superannuation or veterans pension4,56927.120.34,44626.920.7123
Other super, pensions, annuities1,0176.04.81,1887.25.5-171
Sickness benefit7654.53.96003.63.1165
Unemployment benefit1,2367.34.81,90211.59.4-666
Domestic purposes benefit1,4198.45.91,68310.27.2-264
Invalids benefit1,0326.13.88255.03.4207
Student allowance4352.63.45553.44.3-120
Other govt benefits, payments or pension9935.95.61,2367.56.3-243
Other sources of income5553.33.84592.83.396
No source of income during that time690.40.6750.50.6-6
Not stated7354.43.96303.83.7105
Total households16,872100.0100.016,542100.0100.0330
Total responses30,73531,221-486

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 Wanganui District's income sources in 2006 compared to New Zealand'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 higher proportion that identified government benefits as an income source.

Overall, 59.4% of households identified wages and salaries, 17.3% self employment or business, and 34.8% government benefits as an income source, compared with 67.0%, 24.3% and 27.3% for New Zealand respectively.

The major differences between Wanganui District's household income sources and New Zealand household income sources were:

  • A larger percentage of NZ superannuation or veterans pension (27.1% compared to 20.3%);
  • A smaller percentage of Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc (59.4% compared to 67.0%);
  • A smaller percentage of Self-employment or business (17.3% compared to 24.3%), and;
  • A smaller percentage of Interest, dividends, rent, other invest. (26.4% compared to 32.0%).

The largest changes in Wanganui District's household income sources between 2001 and 2006 were:

  • Unemployment benefit (-666 households);
  • Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc (+648 households);
  • Interest, dividends, rent, other invest. (-414 households), and;
  • Domestic purposes benefit (-264 households).
Sources of household income in Wanganui District and New Zealand, 2006 (Usual residence) 67.0% Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc, New Zealand 24.3% Self-employment or business, New Zealand 32.0% Interest, dividends, rent, other invest., New Zealand 2.8% Payments from a work accident insurer, New Zealand 20.3% NZ superannuation or veterans pension, New Zealand 4.8% Other super, pensions, annuities, New Zealand 3.9% Sickness benefit, New Zealand 4.8% Unemployment benefit, New Zealand 5.9% Domestic purposes benefit, New Zealand 3.8% Invalids benefit, New Zealand 3.4% Student allowance, New Zealand 5.6% Other govt benefits, payments or pension, New Zealand 3.8% Other sources of income, New Zealand 0.6% No source of income during that time, New Zealand 3.9% Not stated, New Zealand 59.4% Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc, Wanganui District 17.3% Self-employment or business, Wanganui District 26.4% Interest, dividends, rent, other invest., Wanganui District 3.1% Payments from a work accident insurer, Wanganui District 27.1% NZ superannuation or veterans pension, Wanganui District 6.0% Other super, pensions, annuities, Wanganui District 4.5% Sickness benefit, Wanganui District 7.3% Unemployment benefit, Wanganui District 8.4% Domestic purposes benefit, Wanganui District 6.1% Invalids benefit, Wanganui District 2.6% Student allowance, Wanganui District 5.9% Other govt benefits, payments or pension, Wanganui District 3.3% Other sources of income, Wanganui District 0.4% No source of income during that time, Wanganui District 4.4% Not stated, Wanganui District
Change in sources of household income in Wanganui District, 2001 to 2006 (Usual residence) +648 Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc +153 Self-employment or business -414 Interest, dividends, rent, other invest. -99 Payments from a work accident insurer +123 NZ superannuation or veterans pension -171 Other super, pensions, annuities +165 Sickness benefit -666 Unemployment benefit -264 Domestic purposes benefit +207 Invalids benefit -120 Student allowance -243 Other govt benefits, payments or pension +96 Other sources of income -6 No source of income during that time +105 Not stated
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