Gawler West · Suburb / Locality

Income in Gawler West

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Over half of all people in Gawler West earn less than $650 a week. This is a low-income area where typical earnings for families, households and individuals are all well below the figures for South Australia and the rest of the country.

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📍 Gawler West, Suburb / Locality

Where Gawler West sits — Median household income (weekly)

$927 ▲ +43.9%
  • $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 Gawler West — lower than 89% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Gawler West$927
5118, SA $1,488
South Australia $1,455
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical household here earns $927 a week, which is far below the national figure of $1,746. Similarly, family incomes are well below the state and national averages, and the typical person earns $545 weekly.

$545 ▲ +38.0%

Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $395
  • 2016: $466
  • 2021: $545

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$927 ▲ +43.9%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $644
  • 2016: $794
  • 2021: $927

Median total household income per week.

$1,366 ▲ +54.2%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $886
  • 2016: $1,080
  • 2021: $1,366

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here, with only 4.7% of households making $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% seen across Australia. Only 2.9% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the national average.

Household income distribution

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Gawler West splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (37%) and $650–$1,499 (34%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 24%.

Personal income distribution

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In Gawler West, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.

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 Gawler West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40480/gawler-west/topic/income