$488 ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $390
- 2016: $450
- 2021: $488
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bute · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of $869 makes Bute one of the lowest-earning areas in the region. Residents earn far less than people across South Australia and the rest of the country. This trend is seen across families and individuals alike.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bute — lower than 92% of areas.
| Bute | $869 |
|---|---|
| 5560, SA | $946 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,218 a week, which is well below the South Australian figure of $1,889. Individual weekly incomes are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person in Bute earning $488.
$488 ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$869 ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,218 ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 4.2% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the national figure of 22.6%. Most of the population earns under $650 weekly, accounting for 56% of all personal incomes.
5.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Bute splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (38%) and Under $650 (34%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 23%.
In Bute, Under $650 is the majority at 64%; $650–$1,499 is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Bute [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40197/bute/topic/income