$726 ▲ +49.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $486
- 2016: $474
- 2021: $726
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Adelaide · Suburb / Locality
Income in Adelaide
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher than most similar areas for family earnings, Adelaide shows a mixed income profile. While typical families earn $2,056 a week, household figures are lower than the national average, reflecting a diverse mix of high earners and low-income residents.
$1,365
▲ +43.8%
- $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 Adelaide — lower than 62% of areas.
| Adelaide | $1,365 |
|---|---|
| 5000, SA | $1,365 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical families in Adelaide earn $2,056 weekly, which is a little above the South Australian figure. However, the typical household income of $1,365 is well below the Australian average of $1,746.
$1,365 ▲ +43.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $949
- 2016: $1,093
- 2021: $1,365
Median total household income per week.
$2,056 ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,699
- 2016: $1,793
- 2021: $2,056
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 12.3% of people earning over $2,000 a week, a figure well above the state average. In contrast, 15.9% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is well below the national figure of 22.6%.
12.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Adelaide splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (27%), with $650–$1,499 at 27%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Adelaide, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (30%) 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 Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40002/adelaide/topic/income