$726 ▲ +49.4%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $486
- 2016: $474
- 2021: $726
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Adelaide · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Adelaide
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Adelaide have risen by $416 since 2011. While the typical family now brings in $2,056 a week, the area generally sees lower typical incomes than most other regions. This trend is balanced by a growing number of high earners moving into the city.
$1,365
▲ +43.8%
- $500–$607: 7 areas
- $607–$714: 1 area
- $714–$821: 8 areas
- $821–$929: 26 areas
- $929–$1,036: 69 areas
- $1,036–$1,143: 119 areas
- $1,143–$1,250: 181 areas
- $1,250–$1,357: 182 areas
- $1,357–$1,464: 220 areas
- $1,464–$1,571: 146 areas
- $1,571–$1,679: 154 areas
- $1,679–$1,786: 149 areas
- $1,786–$1,893: 158 areas
- $1,893–$2,000: 152 areas
- $2,000–$2,107: 188 areas
- $2,107–$2,214: 145 areas
- $2,214–$2,321: 129 areas
- $2,321–$2,429: 109 areas
- $2,429–$2,536: 56 areas
- $2,536–$2,643: 52 areas
- $2,643–$2,750: 31 areas
- $2,750–$2,857: 29 areas
- $2,857–$2,964: 18 areas
- $2,964–$3,071: 23 areas
- $3,071–$3,179: 19 areas
- $3,179–$3,286: 11 areas
- $3,286–$3,393: 10 areas
- $3,393–$3,500: 22 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Adelaide — lower than 74% of areas.
| Adelaide | $1,365 |
|---|---|
| 5000, SA | $1,365 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,365, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Personal weekly income is $726, a little below the Australian average of $805 and lower than most other areas.
$1,365 ▲ +43.8%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $949
- 2016: $1,093
- 2021: $1,365
Median total household income per week.
$2,056 ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,703
- 2016: $1,793
- 2021: $2,056
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
About 12.3% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, which is well above the South Australian figure. However, the proportion of households earning $3,000 or more weekly is only 15.9%, well below the 22.6% seen across Australia.
12.3%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.9%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Adelaide splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (27%), with $650–$1,499 at 27%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Adelaide, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/401011001/adelaide/topic/income