$722 ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $556
- 2016: $619
- 2021: $722
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Makin · Federal Electorate
Income in Makin
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower than usual weekly pay defines daily life for many in Makin, where the typical family earns $1,848. While these figures are much lower than most other areas, they align closely with the South Australian average. Incomes have climbed steadily since 2011, though they remain a little below the national figures.
$1,515
▲ +31.7%
- $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 Makin — lower than 73% of areas.
| Makin | $1,515 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | $1,548 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,515, which is lower than most areas. Personal weekly pay is $722, a figure that is about the same as the South Australian average but a little below the national typical income of $805.
$1,515 ▲ +31.7%
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,150
- 2016: $1,305
- 2021: $1,515
Median total household income per week.
$1,848 ▲ +34.2%
Lower than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,377
- 2016: $1,556
- 2021: $1,848
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6.9% of people earning over $2,000 a week, which is well below the Australian figure of 12.5%. However, the share of households earning $3,000 or more rose by 9.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 15.3%.
6.9%
Lower than 82% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.3%
Lower than 81% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Makin splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (33%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Makin, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
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 Makin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED407/makin/topic/income