$809 ▲ +53.8%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $526
- 2016: $672
- 2021: $809
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lower Eyre Peninsula · Council (LGA)
Income in Lower Eyre Peninsula
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical weekly incomes are higher than in most similar areas for the Lower Eyre Peninsula, though they remain a little below the national figure. The area has seen a steady climb in earnings since 2011, with typical household income rising by $518 over the decade.
$1,557
▲ +49.9%
- $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 Lower Eyre Peninsula — higher than 63% of areas.
| Lower Eyre Peninsula | $1,557 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | $1,190 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household here earns $1,557 a week, which is about the same as the South Australian figure. Individual earnings are also strong, with a typical personal weekly income of $809, slightly above the state average.
$1,557 ▲ +49.9%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,039
- 2016: $1,276
- 2021: $1,557
Median total household income per week.
$1,905 ▲ +53.9%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,238
- 2016: $1,490
- 2021: $1,905
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across Australia, with only 15.4% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. However, this group has grown significantly, rising 11 percentage points since 2011.
8.7%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.4%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Lower Eyre Peninsula splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with Under $650 at 16%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Lower Eyre Peninsula splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (41%) and $650–$1,499 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 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 Lower Eyre Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA43710/lower-eyre-peninsula/topic/income