$715 ▲ +48.0%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $483
- 2016: $609
- 2021: $715
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Eyre Peninsula · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Eyre Peninsula
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define the Eyre Peninsula, where the typical family earns $1,655 a week. While earnings have climbed since 2011, they remain well below the national figure.
$1,308
▲ +47.8%
- $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 Eyre Peninsula — lower than 78% of areas.
| Eyre Peninsula | $1,308 |
|---|---|
| 5631, SA | $1,587 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,655 a week, which is a little below the South Australian figure and well below the national average. This is consistent with household incomes, which are also much lower than most areas at $1,308 a week.
$1,308 ▲ +47.8%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $885
- 2016: $1,075
- 2021: $1,308
Median total household income per week.
$1,655 ▲ +49.1%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,110
- 2016: $1,358
- 2021: $1,655
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are far less common here than across Australia, with only 11.8% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly. Similarly, the proportion of people earning over $2,000 a week is lower than most areas at 7.1%.
7.1%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.8%
Lower than 80% 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 →In Eyre Peninsula, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and Under $650 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Eyre Peninsula, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
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 Eyre Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406011130/eyre-peninsula/topic/income