$749 ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $566
- 2016: $646
- 2021: $749
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Barossa · Council (LGA)
Income in Barossa
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Average earnings in Barossa sit around the middle for similar areas. While typical weekly incomes are about the same as the South Australian figures, they remain a little below the national average. The area has seen a steady rise in earnings over the last decade.
$1,480
▲ +31.6%
- $500–$589: 0 areas
- $589–$679: 0 areas
- $679–$768: 6 areas
- $768–$857: 8 areas
- $857–$946: 10 areas
- $946–$1,036: 23 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 40 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 59 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 62 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 65 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 47 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 31 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 31 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 27 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 22 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 25 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 18 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 20 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 9 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 9 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 11 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 3 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 5 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 2 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 0 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 1 area
- $2,821–$2,911: 4 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 12 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Barossa — higher than 58% of areas.
| Barossa | $1,480 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | $1,190 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,910, which is about the same as the state figure and has risen by $516 since 2011. Weekly household and personal incomes follow a similar pattern, sitting around the middle for their level at $1,480 and $749 respectively.
$1,480 ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,125
- 2016: $1,272
- 2021: $1,480
Median total household income per week.
$1,910 ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,394
- 2016: $1,596
- 2021: $1,910
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most similar areas, with 16% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week. This is a significant jump from 2011, though it remains well below the national figure of 22.6%.
9.0%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.0%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Barossa splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (32%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Barossa, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) 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 Barossa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40310/barossa/topic/income