$324 ▲ +17.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $277
- 2016: $283
- 2021: $324
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
APY Lands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in APY Lands
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A gap of $1,381 separates the typical family income in APY Lands from the national figure. This region faces significant financial challenges, with most people earning far less than the state and national averages. While weekly incomes have risen since 2011, they remain among the lowest in the country.
$1,266
▲ +13.3%
- $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 APY Lands — lower than 82% of areas.
| APY Lands | $1,266 |
|---|---|
| 0872 crosses NT/SA/WA | $1,213 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $739 a week, which is far below the South Australian figure of $1,889. Personal incomes are also among the lowest at this level, with the typical person earning $324 weekly, well below the national figure of $805.
$1,266 ▲ +13.3%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,117
- 2016: $1,150
- 2021: $1,266
Median total household income per week.
$739 ▲ +6.6%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $693
- 2016: $734
- 2021: $739
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 8.8% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure well below the 22.6% national average. Most of the population earns very little, with 67.5% of people bringing in under $650 per week.
3.2%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.8%
Lower than 91% 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 APY Lands, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 43%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (16%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In APY Lands, Under $650 is the majority at 81%; $650–$1,499 is next at 11%.
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 APY Lands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406021138/apy-lands/topic/income