$643 ▲ +28.1%
Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $502
- 2016: $530
- 2021: $643
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Salisbury · Council (LGA)
Income in Salisbury
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes have climbed steadily since 2011 for people in Salisbury. While the typical family now earns $1,586 a week, this remains well below the national figure of $2,120. Most residents earn on the lower end of the scale compared to other Australian areas.
$1,356
▲ +32.8%
- $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 Salisbury — lower than 54% of areas.
| Salisbury | $1,356 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | $1,548 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $643, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the South Australian figure of $734. Family incomes are also lower than most areas, though they rose by $393 since 2011.
$1,356 ▲ +32.8%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,021
- 2016: $1,141
- 2021: $1,356
Median total household income per week.
$1,586 ▲ +32.9%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,193
- 2016: $1,320
- 2021: $1,586
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 4.4% of people making $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%. Only 10.9% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, though this is 7.2 percentage points higher than in 2011.
4.4%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.9%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Salisbury splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (33%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Salisbury, Under $650 is the majority at 50%; $650–$1,499 is next at 37%.
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 Salisbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA47140/salisbury/topic/income