$630 ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $454
- 2016: $497
- 2021: $630
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Playford · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Playford
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all people in Playford earn less than $650 a week. This makes it an area where typical incomes are much lower than most other places in the region. While weekly earnings have risen since 2011, the gap between Playford and the rest of the country remains wide.
$1,255
▲ +40.9%
- $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 Playford — lower than 86% of areas.
| Playford | $1,255 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | $1,548 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,486, which is well below the South Australian figure of $1,889. Personal incomes are also much lower than most areas, with the usual person earning $630 a week.
$1,255 ▲ +40.9%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $891
- 2016: $1,008
- 2021: $1,255
Median total household income per week.
$1,486 ▲ +39.9%
Lower than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,062
- 2016: $1,208
- 2021: $1,486
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 9.1% of households earn $3,000 or more per week, a figure far below the national average of 22.6%. This lack of high earners is reflected in the personal data, where just 4.0% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
4.0%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.1%
Lower than 96% 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 Playford, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 38%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and Under $650 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Playford, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 37%.
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 Playford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40202/playford/topic/income