$828 ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $598
- 2016: $677
- 2021: $828
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mount Barker · Council (LGA)
Income in Mount Barker
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Mount Barker have climbed by $612 since 2011, making it an area where typical earnings are now much higher than most similar places. The typical family earns $2,114 a week, which is about the same as the national figure.
$1,753
▲ +39.8%
- $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 Mount Barker — higher than 74% of areas.
| Mount Barker | $1,753 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | $1,548 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,753, which is a little above the South Australian figure of $1,455. Personal incomes are also higher than most areas, with the typical person earning $828 a week.
$1,753 ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,254
- 2016: $1,435
- 2021: $1,753
Median total household income per week.
$2,114 ▲ +40.7%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,502
- 2016: $1,729
- 2021: $2,114
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 18.8% of households earning over $3,000 a week. This is a significant jump from 2011, when only 7.1% of households reached that level.
10.4%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.8%
Higher than 69% 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 Mount Barker, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 36%, followed by $650–$1,499 (29%) and Under $650 (15%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Mount Barker splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (41%) and $650–$1,499 (37%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 19%.
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 Mount Barker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44550/mount-barker/topic/income