$723 ▲ +35.1%
Lower than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $535
- 2016: $587
- 2021: $723
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Kingston · Federal Electorate
Income in Kingston
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Kingston, where the typical family earns $1,815 a week. While these figures sit slightly below the national average, they have grown steadily over the last decade. This trend is visible across the board, with typical household weekly earnings rising by $390 since 2011.
$1,445
▲ +37.0%
- $1,000–$1,071: 0 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 1 area
- $1,143–$1,214: 4 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 9 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 5 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 7 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 13 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 11 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 12 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 11 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 9 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 10 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 18 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 8 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 1 area
- $2,071–$2,143: 8 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 6 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 3 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 6 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 5 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 0 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 1 area
- $2,643–$2,714: 2 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 1 area
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 2 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Kingston — lower than 80% of areas.
| Kingston | $1,445 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | $1,548 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly income for a person in Kingston is $723, which is much lower than in most areas. This is about the same as the South Australian figure of $734 and a little below the Australian average of $805.
$1,445 ▲ +37.0%
Lower than 80% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,055
- 2016: $1,168
- 2021: $1,445
Median total household income per week.
$1,815 ▲ +42.0%
Lower than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,278
- 2016: $1,412
- 2021: $1,815
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6.6% of people earning $2,000 or more per week, a figure well below the national average of 12.5%. However, the share of households earning $3,000 or more a week rose from 4.0% in 2011 to 13.5% in 2021.
6.6%
Lower than 85% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.5%
Lower than 88% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Kingston splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (34%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Kingston, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED406/kingston/topic/income