$543 ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $419
- 2016: $488
- 2021: $543
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
5520, SA · Postcode
Income in 5520, SA
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has climbed for many in postcode 5520 since 2011, though earnings remain very low. Typical family incomes rose by $296 over the decade to reach $1,224, but this is still far below the national figure.
$862
▲ +19.4%
- $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 5520, SA — lower than 98% of areas.
| 5520, SA | $862 |
|---|---|
| Wakefield | $1,138 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Earnings in this area are among the lowest for similar places. The typical weekly household income is $862, which is far below the South Australian figure of $1,455 and the Australian figure of $1,746.
$862 ▲ +19.4%
Lower than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $722
- 2016: $792
- 2021: $862
Median total household income per week.
$1,224 ▲ +31.9%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $928
- 2016: $1,205
- 2021: $1,224
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 5.1% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the national 22.6%. Over half of all individuals earn less than $650 per week.
3.4%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.1%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →5520, SA splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (39%) and $650–$1,499 (39%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 16%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In 5520, SA, Under $650 is the majority at 61%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
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 5520, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5520/5520-sa/topic/income