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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 Lower Aramoho 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 incomeLower Aramoho
20062001Change
Usual residencenumber%Wanganui District %number%Wanganui District %2001 to 2006
Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc41759.159.438455.956.633
Self-employment or business7210.217.37210.516.70
Interest, dividends, rent, other invest.10514.926.412017.529.5-15
Payments from a work accident insurer182.63.1273.93.7-9
NZ superannuation or veterans pension16223.027.118026.226.9-18
Other super, pensions, annuities273.86.0365.27.2-9
Sickness benefit365.14.5365.23.60
Unemployment benefit8111.57.39313.511.5-12
Domestic purposes benefit8111.58.49914.410.2-18
Invalids benefit638.96.1517.45.012
Student allowance273.82.6213.13.46
Other govt benefits, payments or pension517.25.9547.97.5-3
Other sources of income213.03.3152.22.86
No source of income during that time30.40.400.00.53
Not stated578.14.4273.93.830
Total households705100.0100.0687100.0100.018
Total responses1,2211,2156

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 Lower Aramoho's income sources in 2006 compared to Wanganui District'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, 59.1% of households identified wages and salaries, 10.2% self employment or business, and 48.0% government benefits as an income source, compared with 59.4%, 17.3% and 34.8% for Wanganui District respectively.

The major differences between Lower Aramoho's household income sources and Wanganui District household income sources were:

  • A larger percentage of Unemployment benefit (11.5% compared to 7.3%);
  • A smaller percentage of Interest, dividends, rent, other invest. (14.9% compared to 26.4%);
  • A smaller percentage of Self-employment or business (10.2% compared to 17.3%), and;
  • A smaller percentage of NZ superannuation or veterans pension (23.0% compared to 27.1%).

Between 2001 and 2006 there were no numerically significant changes in Lower Aramoho's sources of income data.

Sources of household income in Lower Aramoho and Wanganui District, 2006 (Usual residence) 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 59.1% Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc, Lower Aramoho 10.2% Self-employment or business, Lower Aramoho 14.9% Interest, dividends, rent, other invest., Lower Aramoho 2.6% Payments from a work accident insurer, Lower Aramoho 23.0% NZ superannuation or veterans pension, Lower Aramoho 3.8% Other super, pensions, annuities, Lower Aramoho 5.1% Sickness benefit, Lower Aramoho 11.5% Unemployment benefit, Lower Aramoho 11.5% Domestic purposes benefit, Lower Aramoho 8.9% Invalids benefit, Lower Aramoho 3.8% Student allowance, Lower Aramoho 7.2% Other govt benefits, payments or pension, Lower Aramoho 3.0% Other sources of income, Lower Aramoho 0.4% No source of income during that time, Lower Aramoho 8.1% Not stated, Lower Aramoho
Change in sources of household income in Lower Aramoho, 2001 to 2006 (Usual residence) +33 Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc +0 Self-employment or business -15 Interest, dividends, rent, other invest. -9 Payments from a work accident insurer -18 NZ superannuation or veterans pension -9 Other super, pensions, annuities +0 Sickness benefit -12 Unemployment benefit -18 Domestic purposes benefit +12 Invalids benefit +6 Student allowance -3 Other govt benefits, payments or pension +6 Other sources of income +3 No source of income during that time +30 Not stated
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