$891 ▲ +39.9%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $637
- 2016: $715
- 2021: $891
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mitcham · Council (LGA)
Income in Mitcham
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Mitcham are well above the South Australian average by $629. This is a high-earning area where typical household and personal incomes sit much higher than most other places. These figures have climbed steadily over the last decade, with typical family pay rising by $703 since 2011.
$1,996
▲ +43.9%
- $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 Mitcham — higher than 85% of areas.
| Mitcham | $1,996 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | $1,548 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $2,518 a week, which is a little above the national figure of $2,120. Typical household income is $1,996 and personal income is $891, both of which are much higher than most other areas.
$1,996 ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,387
- 2016: $1,604
- 2021: $1,996
Median total household income per week.
$2,518 ▲ +38.7%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,815
- 2016: $2,071
- 2021: $2,518
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 29.5% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, a figure far above the South Australian average. Similarly, 16.6% of people earn over $2,000 weekly, which is well above the national rate.
16.6%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
29.5%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Mitcham splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and $650–$1,499 (25%), with $4,000 or more at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Mitcham, the largest group is Under $650 at 40%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
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 Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44340/mitcham/topic/income