Prospect - Walkerville · Sub-region (SA3)

Income in Prospect - Walkerville

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Nearly 30% of households in Prospect - Walkerville earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far above the state average. This is a wealthy area where typical incomes for families, households, and individuals are all much higher than in most other places. These earnings have climbed steadily over the last decade.

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📍 Prospect - Walkerville, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Prospect - Walkerville sits — Median household income (weekly)

$2,015 ▲ +47.8%
  • $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 Prospect - Walkerville — higher than 73% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Prospect - Walkerville$2,015
Greater Adelaide $1,548
South Australia $1,455
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical family in Prospect - Walkerville earns $2,543 a week, which is well above the South Australian figure of $1,889. Weekly personal income is also much higher than most areas at $972, and this has risen by $302 since 2011.

$972 ▲ +45.1%

Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: $670
  • 2016: $766
  • 2021: $972

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$2,015 ▲ +47.8%

Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: $1,363
  • 2016: $1,607
  • 2021: $2,015

Median total household income per week.

$2,543 ▲ +34.6%

Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2011: $1,890
  • 2016: $2,154
  • 2021: $2,543

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are common here, with 17.6% of people earning over $2,000 a week, well above the national figure of 12.5%. The proportion of households earning $3,000 or more per week has jumped 15 percentage points since 2011 to reach 29.6%.

Household income distribution

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In Prospect - Walkerville, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 30%, followed by $650–$1,499 (24%) and $4,000 or more (19%).

Personal income distribution

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Prospect - Walkerville splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (33%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 23%.

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 Prospect - Walkerville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40106/prospect-walkerville/topic/income