$704 ▲ +33.3%
Lower than 78% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $528
- 2016: $594
- 2021: $704
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
South Australia - Outback · Region (SA4)
Income in South Australia - Outback
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most other areas define the South Australia - Outback region. The typical household earns $1,283 a week, which is well below the national figure. While these earnings have risen since 2011, the region continues to lag behind both the state and the country.
$1,283
▲ +29.7%
- $1,000–$1,063: 0 areas
- $1,063–$1,125: 1 area
- $1,125–$1,188: 4 areas
- $1,188–$1,250: 1 area
- $1,250–$1,313: 7 areas
- $1,313–$1,375: 8 areas
- $1,375–$1,438: 6 areas
- $1,438–$1,500: 4 areas
- $1,500–$1,563: 7 areas
- $1,563–$1,625: 6 areas
- $1,625–$1,688: 4 areas
- $1,688–$1,750: 6 areas
- $1,750–$1,813: 3 areas
- $1,813–$1,875: 6 areas
- $1,875–$1,938: 6 areas
- $1,938–$2,000: 1 area
- $2,000–$2,063: 4 areas
- $2,063–$2,125: 1 area
- $2,125–$2,188: 2 areas
- $2,188–$2,250: 4 areas
- $2,250–$2,313: 3 areas
- $2,313–$2,375: 2 areas
- $2,375–$2,438: 1 area
- $2,438–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,563: 1 area
- $2,563–$2,625: 2 areas
- $2,625–$2,688: 0 areas
- $2,688–$2,750: 2 areas
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is South Australia - Outback — lower than 89% of areas.
| South Australia - Outback | $1,283 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | $1,190 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,688, which is a little below the South Australian figure and well below the national average. Personal weekly income is about the same as the state average at $704, and has risen by $176 since 2011.
$1,283 ▲ +29.7%
Lower than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $989
- 2016: $1,111
- 2021: $1,283
Median total household income per week.
$1,688 ▲ +33.0%
Lower than 83% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,269
- 2016: $1,418
- 2021: $1,688
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 12.9% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure well below the national rate of 22.6%. This is consistent with personal income patterns, where 41.8% of people earn under $650 a week.
8.9%
Lower than 60% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.9%
Lower than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →South Australia - Outback splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 24%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In South Australia - Outback, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 South Australia - Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/406/south-australia-outback/topic/income