$727 ▲ +31.9%
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $551
- 2016: $613
- 2021: $727
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mayo · Federal Electorate
Income in Mayo
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Mayo have climbed steadily since 2011, with typical family earnings rising by $500 over the decade. This is a lower-income area compared to most of the country, though current figures sit close to the South Australian average. Most people here earn a modest living, with a small number of high earners helping to lift the local average.
$1,468
▲ +29.8%
- $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 Mayo — lower than 78% of areas.
| Mayo | $1,468 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | $1,190 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Mayo earns $1,885 a week, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure of $2,120. Typical weekly household income is $1,468, while personal weekly income is $727, both of which are about the same as South Australian figures.
$1,468 ▲ +29.8%
Lower than 78% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,131
- 2016: $1,241
- 2021: $1,468
Median total household income per week.
$1,885 ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,385
- 2016: $1,540
- 2021: $1,885
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in most areas, though the share of households earning over $3,000 a week rose 10 percentage points since 2011 to reach 17.8%. On a personal level, 43.1% of people earn under $650 a week, and only 3.7% earn $3,000 or more.
10.2%
Lower than 54% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.8%
Lower than 68% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Mayo splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Mayo, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Mayo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED408/mayo/topic/income