$522 ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $376
- 2016: $453
- 2021: $522
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
5221, SA · Postcode
Income in 5221, SA
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over half of all people in postcode 5221 earn less than $650 a week. This is an area with some of the lowest incomes in the region, where typical weekly family earnings of $1,221 sit far below the national figure.
$861
▲ +31.1%
- $500–$589: 4 areas
- $589–$679: 2 areas
- $679–$768: 21 areas
- $768–$857: 56 areas
- $857–$946: 87 areas
- $946–$1,036: 120 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 145 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 213 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 216 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 232 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 194 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 148 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 120 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 124 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 134 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 128 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 115 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 110 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 115 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 71 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 62 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 50 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 37 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 23 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 18 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 18 areas
- $2,821–$2,911: 17 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 56 areas
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5221, SA — lower than 98% of areas.
| 5221, SA | $861 |
|---|---|
| Kangaroo Island | $1,128 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly household incomes are among the lowest at this level, with a typical amount of $861, which is far below the Australian figure of $1,746. This follows a trend where typical personal and family incomes have all risen since 2011.
$861 ▲ +31.1%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $657
- 2016: $762
- 2021: $861
Median total household income per week.
$1,221 ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $880
- 2016: $974
- 2021: $1,221
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 1.9% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% seen across Australia. Most residents earn modest amounts, as 40.9% of households bring in between $650 and $1,499 weekly.
5.0%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
1.9%
Lower than 97% of postcode areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In 5221, SA, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 43%, followed by Under $650 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 5221, SA, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 5221, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5221/5221-sa/topic/income