$672 ▲ +37.4%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $489
- 2016: $553
- 2021: $672
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Kangaroo Island · Council (LGA)
Income in Kangaroo Island
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than 43% of people in Kangaroo Island earn under $650 a week. This is a low-income area where typical weekly earnings for families and households sit well below the South Australian and national figures, despite steady growth since 2011.
$1,128
▲ +35.3%
- $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 Kangaroo Island — lower than 84% of areas.
| Kangaroo Island | $1,128 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | $1,190 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,501 a week, which is well below the South Australian figure of $1,889. Similarly, typical household income is $1,128 and personal income is $672, both of which are lower than most other areas.
$1,128 ▲ +35.3%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $834
- 2016: $947
- 2021: $1,128
Median total household income per week.
$1,501 ▲ +42.5%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,053
- 2016: $1,213
- 2021: $1,501
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 making $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. However, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more a week has risen to 5.8% since 2011.
5.8%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.5%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Kangaroo Island, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by Under $650 (27%) and $1,500–$2,999 (27%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Kangaroo Island, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (12%).
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 Kangaroo Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA42750/kangaroo-island/topic/income