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Dunedin City

Sources of household income

In 2018, Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc was the largest source of income in Dunedin City.

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 Dunedin City 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.

Note: Government benefit recipient figures from the 2013 and 2006 Censuses are not directly comparable with 2018 figures. In explanation, welfare reform resulted in changes to benefit categories. Benefits were consolidated into three main groupings: Jobseeker support, sole parent support and supported living payment. The unemployment benefit was moved into jobseeker support, but so was the sickness benefit, domestic purposes/widows benefit for sole parents with children 14 years and over.

Q:

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)?'

Multi-response

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Sources of household income
Dunedin City20182013Change
Income source - multi-responseNumber% of householdsOtago Region %Number% of householdsOtago Region %2013 to 2018
Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc33,42969.268.331,08967.766.7+2,340
Self-employment or business I own and work in9,18019.024.38,35518.223.2+825
Interest, dividends, rent, other investments12,67826.227.213,25728.929.6-579
Regular payments from ACC or a private work accident insurer1,4763.13.21,2242.72.7+252
New Zealand Superannuation or Veteran's Pension12,75626.426.511,07324.124.3+1,683
Other superannuation, pensions, or annuities (other than NZ Superannuation, Veteran's Pension or war pensions)2,5535.34.72,4275.34.6+126
Jobseeker Support3,8918.06.03,9938.76.8-102
Student Allowance3,8528.05.03,8018.35.4+51
Other government benefits, government income support payments, war pensions or paid parental leave3,6517.66.53,6397.97.1+12
Other sources of income, including support payments from people who do not live in my household2,3674.93.72,5385.54.2-171
No source of income during that time2190.50.42880.60.7-69
Sole Parent Support1,4733.02.51,7133.73.2-240
Supported Living Payment2,0734.33.11,8904.13.4+183
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: Moderate
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Sources of household income - responses
Dunedin City20182013Change
Income source - totals - multi-responseNumber% of householdsOtago Region %Number% of householdsOtago Region %2013 to 2018
Not stated1,2002.53.21,6743.84.1-474
Total responding households45,93697.596.842,58596.295.9+3,351
Total responses136,461----129,507----+6,954
Total households stated47,136100.0100.044,259100.0100.0+2,877
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: Moderate
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of Dunedin City's income sources in 2018 compared to Otago Region income sources shows that there was a greater proportion of households who identified wages and salaries as an income source, a lesser proportion of households who identified self employment or business as an income source, and a greater proportion that identified government benefits as an income source.

Overall, 69.2% of households identified wages and salaries, 19.0% self employment or business, and 23.6% government benefits as an income source, compared with 68.3%, 24.3% and 17.5% for Otago Region respectively.

The major differences between sources of household income of the population in Dunedin City and Otago Region were:

  • A larger percentage of Student Allowance as an income source (8.0% compared to 5.0%)
  • A larger percentage of Jobseeker Support as an income source (8.0% compared to 6.0%)
  • A larger percentage of Other sources of income, including support payments from people who do not live in my household as an income source (4.9% compared to 3.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of Self-employment or business I own and work in as an income source (19.0% compared to 24.3%)

Note: Percentages(%) are based on total population

Emerging groups

The largest changes in sources of household income of the population in Dunedin City between 2013 and 2018 were:

  • Wages, salary, commissions, bonuses etc (+2,340 households)
  • New Zealand Superannuation or Veteran's Pension (+1,683 households)
  • Self-employment or business I own and work in (+825 households)
  • Interest, dividends, rent, other investments (-579 households)

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