$640 ▲ +61.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $397
- 2016: $454
- 2021: $640
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Blair Athol · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower than typical weekly earnings shape the financial landscape in Blair Athol, where personal incomes are notably below national figures. The typical weekly family income is $1,668, which is well below the Australian average of $2,120. This suggests a community where many residents live on more modest budgets than in other parts of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Blair Athol — lower than 55% of areas.
| Blair Athol | $1,459 |
|---|---|
| 5084, SA | $1,314 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly personal income is $640, which is lower than most areas and a little below the South Australian figure of $734. While typical household income sits at $1,459—about the same as the state average—family incomes are lower than most similar areas.
$640 ▲ +61.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,459 ▲ +71.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,668 ▲ +63.5%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 4.1% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, a figure well below the national 12.5%. This is reflected in the broader spread, as 46.8% of residents earn under $650 a week and only 13.9% of households earn $3,000 or more.
4.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Blair Athol splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 21%.
In Blair Athol, Under $650 is the majority at 50%; $650–$1,499 is next at 37%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Blair Athol [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40120/blair-athol/topic/income