RDA Northern Territory

Sources of income

Households in the RDA Northern Territory have a lower amount of disposable income compared to Northern Territory.

Household disposable income is a measure of the amount of income available to an average household in the area. It varies depending on the jobs held by the residents, amount of property and business income, and cash benefits provided by government, which are related to the socio-economic status of the area. Areas with high unemployment, large numbers of retirees and others out of the workforce may have a high cash benefits component.

This information gives an insight into both the sources of income and how much your residents have available to spend in the area. This dataset should be viewed in conjunction with Worker productivity, Local workers income data, and Gross Regional Product data on the size of the residential economy.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Sources of income per household
RDA Northern Territory2023/242018/19Change
Economic measure$Northern Territory$$ Northern Territory$2018/19 to 2023/24
Wages & salaries156,030.36156,030.36164,564.94164,564.94-8,535
Property income36,083.5736,083.5731,994.3431,994.34+4,089
Business income22,990.5022,990.5023,354.3023,354.30-364
Superannuation19,116.5119,116.5218,518.6218,518.62+598
Cash benefits18,972.6718,972.6718,750.4718,750.48+222
Total income before tax253,193.61253,193.61257,182.67257,182.67-3,989
Tax paid-30,691.16-30,691.16-32,576.18-32,576.18+1,885
Interest paid-11,773.37-11,773.37-10,922.52-10,922.52-851
Other payments/statistical discrepancy31,822.7231,722.7233,860.1033,760.10-2,037
Total disposable income242,551.79242,551.79247,544.08247,544.08-4,992
Ratio of cash benefits to tax paid0.620.620.580.580

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2025. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Note: All $ values are expressed in 2022/23 base year dollar terms. NIEIR-ID data are inflation adjusted each year to allow direct comparison, and annual data releases adjust previous years’ figures to a new base year.Learn more

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RDA Northern Territory

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