$580 ▲ +43.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $405
- 2016: $483
- 2021: $580
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Powelltown · Suburb / Locality
Income in Powelltown
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower than average earnings shape daily life in Powelltown, where the typical household brings in just $1,125 a week. This is well below both the state and national figures, reflecting a community where few residents earn high salaries.
$1,125
▲ +43.1%
- $500–$607: 251 areas
- $607–$714: 144 areas
- $714–$821: 425 areas
- $821–$929: 720 areas
- $929–$1,036: 656 areas
- $1,036–$1,143: 1059 areas
- $1,143–$1,250: 924 areas
- $1,250–$1,357: 1035 areas
- $1,357–$1,464: 1449 areas
- $1,464–$1,571: 885 areas
- $1,571–$1,679: 1023 areas
- $1,679–$1,786: 697 areas
- $1,786–$1,893: 1085 areas
- $1,893–$2,000: 633 areas
- $2,000–$2,107: 664 areas
- $2,107–$2,214: 622 areas
- $2,214–$2,321: 678 areas
- $2,321–$2,429: 379 areas
- $2,429–$2,536: 214 areas
- $2,536–$2,643: 221 areas
- $2,643–$2,750: 148 areas
- $2,750–$2,857: 192 areas
- $2,857–$2,964: 80 areas
- $2,964–$3,071: 82 areas
- $3,071–$3,179: 72 areas
- $3,179–$3,286: 96 areas
- $3,286–$3,393: 32 areas
- $3,393–$3,500: 211 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Powelltown — lower than 79% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $580, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of $805. Family income is slightly closer to the norm at $1,775 a week, though this remains a little below the Australian average.
$1,125 ▲ +43.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $786
- 2016: $929
- 2021: $1,125
Median total household income per week.
$1,775 ▲ +65.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,075
- 2016: $1,091
- 2021: $1,775
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 1.6% of people making $2,000 or more a week, far below the 12.5% seen across Australia. Similarly, the 6.9% of households earning over $3,000 weekly is much lower than most other areas.
1.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Powelltown, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $4,000 or more (9%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Powelltown, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 36%.
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 Powelltown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22115/powelltown/topic/income