$856 ▲ +35.0%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $634
- 2016: $709
- 2021: $856
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Adelaide Hills · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Adelaide Hills
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in the Adelaide Hills are well above the South Australian average. This is a relatively wealthy area where typical family earnings are higher than in most other parts of the country. Since 2011, typical household income has risen by $507.
$1,895
▲ +36.5%
- $1,000–$1,071: 11 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 16 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 20 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 20 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 18 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 27 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 21 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 18 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 18 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 22 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 15 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 17 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 18 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 18 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 14 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 7 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 9 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 9 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 9 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 5 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 4 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 1 area
- $2,643–$2,714: 2 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 4 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 2 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 1 area
- $2,929–$3,000: 8 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Adelaide Hills — higher than 65% of areas.
| Adelaide Hills | $1,895 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | $1,548 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,895 a week, which is well above the South Australian figure of $1,455. Family income is also strong at $2,244 per week, a little above the state average, while the typical personal income of $856 is slightly higher than the national figure.
$1,895 ▲ +36.5%
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,388
- 2016: $1,558
- 2021: $1,895
Median total household income per week.
$2,244 ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,658
- 2016: $1,872
- 2021: $2,244
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 23.8% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure well above the state average. This is a significant increase from 2011, and 13.4% of individuals now earn $2,000 or more weekly.
13.4%
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
23.8%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Adelaide Hills, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 33%, followed by $650–$1,499 (27%) and $4,000 or more (13%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Adelaide Hills, the largest group is Under $650 at 40%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
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 Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40102/adelaide-hills/topic/income