$729 ▲ +22.3%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $596
- 2016: $640
- 2021: $729
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Outback - North and East · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Outback - North and East
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower typical incomes than most areas mark Outback - North and East, where the usual family earns $1,727 a week. While earnings have risen since 2011, the region remains well below the national typical household income of $1,746.
$1,393
▲ +19.0%
- $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 Outback - North and East — lower than 76% of areas.
| Outback - North and East | $1,393 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | $1,190 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income of $1,727 is a little below the South Australian figure of $1,889. Personal earnings are lower than most areas, with the typical person making $729 a week, though this is about the same as the state average.
$1,393 ▲ +19.0%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,171
- 2016: $1,212
- 2021: $1,393
Median total household income per week.
$1,727 ▲ +23.6%
Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,397
- 2016: $1,474
- 2021: $1,727
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 15.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 22.6%. However, people earning $2,000 or more a week make up 11.4% of the population, a little above the state average.
11.4%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.7%
Lower than 69% 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 →Outback - North and East splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Outback - North and East, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).
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 - North and East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40602/outback-north-and-east/topic/income