$726 ▲ +40.4%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $517
- 2016: $607
- 2021: $726
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Limestone Coast · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Limestone Coast
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes well below the national figure of $1,746 define the Limestone Coast. While typical earnings have risen since 2011, the region generally earns less than most other areas. This trend is seen across family and personal incomes, which both remain lower than state and national levels.
$1,316
▲ +40.4%
- $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 Limestone Coast — lower than 82% of areas.
| Limestone Coast | $1,316 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | $1,190 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,316 a week, which is much lower than most areas. Family incomes are also a little below the South Australian figure at $1,734, though personal weekly pay of $726 is about the same as the state average.
$1,316 ▲ +40.4%
Lower than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $937
- 2016: $1,109
- 2021: $1,316
Median total household income per week.
$1,734 ▲ +45.6%
Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,191
- 2016: $1,406
- 2021: $1,734
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 11.7% of households making $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the Australian average of 22.6%. This gap is reflected in personal earnings, where just 6.5% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
6.5%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.7%
Lower than 86% 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 →Limestone Coast splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Limestone Coast, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
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 Limestone Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40702/limestone-coast/topic/income