$544 ▲ +38.1%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $394
- 2016: $483
- 2021: $544
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Yorke Peninsula · Council (LGA)
Income in Yorke Peninsula
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Yorke Peninsula are far below the national figure, with a typical home earning just $960. While pay has risen since 2011, the region remains much lower than most other areas across Australia. This gap is seen across family and personal earnings, which both sit well below state and national levels.
$960
▲ +33.9%
- $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 Yorke Peninsula — lower than 94% of areas.
| Yorke Peninsula | $960 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | $1,190 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family incomes are $1,318, which is $571 below the South Australian figure. Personal weekly earnings are also much lower than most areas at $544, though this has risen by $150 since 2011.
$960 ▲ +33.9%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $717
- 2016: $847
- 2021: $960
Median total household income per week.
$1,318 ▲ +48.3%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $889
- 2016: $1,124
- 2021: $1,318
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 7.2% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the national 22.6%. Most people earn under $650 a week, while just 5.3% of individuals make $2,000 or more weekly.
5.3%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.2%
Lower than 90% 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 Yorke Peninsula, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Yorke Peninsula, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 30%.
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 Yorke Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA48830/yorke-peninsula/topic/income