$635 ▲ +28.0%
Lower than 94% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $496
- 2016: $539
- 2021: $635
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Spence · Federal Electorate
Income in Spence
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Spence are well below the national figure, with typical family incomes sitting $602 lower than the Australian average. This area has some of the lowest income levels compared to similar places, though earnings have risen steadily since 2011.
$1,278
▲ +27.5%
- $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 Spence — lower than 94% of areas.
| Spence | $1,278 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | $1,548 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Spence earns $1,518 a week, which is a little below the South Australian figure of $1,889. Typical weekly household and personal incomes are also among the lowest for similar areas, sitting at $1,278 and $635 respectively.
$1,278 ▲ +27.5%
Lower than 94% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,002
- 2016: $1,128
- 2021: $1,278
Median total household income per week.
$1,518 ▲ +22.7%
Lower than 97% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,237
- 2016: $1,368
- 2021: $1,518
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 9.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. Similarly, only 4.2% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, although both these figures rose slightly since 2011.
4.2%
Lower than 98% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.5%
Lower than 99% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Spence, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and Under $650 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Spence, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 37%.
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 Spence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED409/spence/topic/income