$885 ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $828
- 2016: $886
- 2021: $885
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Outback · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Outback
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Outback are well below the national figure, with a typical household earning $1,214. While some individual earners make a decent living, overall family earnings sit much lower than in most other areas.
$1,214
▲ +0.2%
- $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 Outback — lower than 86% of areas.
| Outback | $1,214 |
|---|---|
| 5733, SA | $900 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly family income is $1,588, which is a little below the South Australian figure. While personal income is a little above the national usual of $805, typical household earnings have barely changed since 2011.
$1,214 ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,211
- 2016: $1,002
- 2021: $1,214
Median total household income per week.
$1,588 ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,445
- 2016: $1,379
- 2021: $1,588
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 9.3% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% national figure. Meanwhile, about 11.4% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is around the middle for its level.
11.4%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.3%
Lower than 90% 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 →Outback splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 29%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Outback, the largest group is Under $650 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).
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 Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/406021141/outback/topic/income