$712 ▲ +41.6%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $503
- 2016: $597
- 2021: $712
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
5550, SA · Postcode
Income in 5550, SA
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in postcode 5550 earns just $1,474 a week, which is well below the South Australian and national figures. This makes it one of the lower-income areas in the region, though weekly earnings for families and households have risen since 2011.
$1,174
▲ +48.2%
- $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 5550, SA — lower than 79% of areas.
| 5550, SA | $1,174 |
|---|---|
| Wakefield | $1,138 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,174, a little below the state figure and well below the national average. While personal weekly income of $712 is about the same as in South Australia, family incomes remain much lower than in most other areas.
$1,174 ▲ +48.2%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $792
- 2016: $987
- 2021: $1,174
Median total household income per week.
$1,474 ▲ +50.7%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $978
- 2016: $1,272
- 2021: $1,474
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6.6% of households making $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the national figure of 22.6%. This trend is reflected in personal earnings, where only 3.8% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
3.8%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.6%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →5550, SA splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (33%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →5550, SA splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (46%) and $650–$1,499 (43%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 10%.
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 5550, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA5550/5550-sa/topic/income