$612 ▲ +27.8%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $479
- 2016: $577
- 2021: $612
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
5401, SA · Postcode
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 46% of people in postcode 5401 earn under $650 a week, marking this as an area with significantly lower incomes than most. While typical earnings have risen since 2011, the region remains well below the national and state figures across all income measures.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 5401, SA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 5401, SA | $1,166 |
|---|---|
| Wakefield | $1,138 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income is $1,166 a week, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of $1,746. Typical personal weekly earnings are $612, which is a little below the South Australian figure of $734.
$612 ▲ +27.8%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,166 ▲ +27.4%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,550 ▲ +29.0%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 10.4% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the Australian average of 22.6%. However, this share of high-income households rose 7.0 percentage points since 2011.
4.8%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.4%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In 5401, SA, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 33%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (27%).
In 5401, SA, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in 5401, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5401/5401-sa/topic/income