$915 ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $706
- 2016: $752
- 2021: $915
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Glenelg · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over a third of people in Glenelg earn less than $650 a week, yet the area is known for high earners. Typical weekly personal incomes are much higher than in most other areas, reflecting a community with a wide gap between its lowest and highest earners.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Glenelg — lower than 57% of areas.
| Glenelg | $1,430 |
|---|---|
| 5045, SA | $1,600 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical personal weekly income is $915, which is a little above the Australian figure of $805. Families here typically earn $2,158 a week, a little above the South Australian figure of $1,889.
$915 ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,430 ▲ +15.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$2,158 ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 16.5% of people making $2,000 or more a week, which is well above the national figure of 12.5%. However, 18.7% of households earning $3,000 or more is well below the Australian average of 22.6%.
16.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Glenelg splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (27%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Glenelg splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (37%) and $650–$1,499 (34%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Glenelg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40505/glenelg/topic/income