$875 ▲ +42.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $616
- 2016: $721
- 2021: $875
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Brighton · Suburb / Locality
Income in Brighton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in Brighton earns $2,371 a week, which is much higher than most similar areas. This reflects a generally wealthy community where personal and family incomes sit comfortably above the state and national figures.
$1,692
▲ +51.3%
- $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 Brighton — higher than 59% of areas.
| Brighton | $1,692 |
|---|---|
| 5048, SA | $1,576 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical personal weekly income is $875, which is higher than most areas. While the typical household earns $1,692 a week—about the same as the national figure—family incomes are well above the South Australian average.
$1,692 ▲ +51.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,118
- 2016: $1,294
- 2021: $1,692
Median total household income per week.
$2,371 ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,707
- 2016: $1,828
- 2021: $2,371
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Higher earners are common here, with 16.4% of people earning over $2,000 a week, a figure well above the national average. Similarly, 24.7% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is well above the state average.
16.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
24.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Brighton splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%), with Under $650 at 16%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Brighton, the largest group is Under $650 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
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 Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40160/brighton/topic/income