$988 ▲ +34.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $737
- 2016: $766
- 2021: $988
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Highgate · Suburb / Locality
Income in Highgate
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in Highgate earns $2,765 a week, making it a high-income area. This level of wealth is well above both the state and national figures, reflecting a community with significantly more spending power than most Australian suburbs.
$2,192
▲ +44.3%
- $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 Highgate — higher than 83% of areas.
| Highgate | $2,192 |
|---|---|
| 5063, SA | $1,916 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly household income is much higher than most areas at $2,192, which is well above the national figure of $1,746. Individual earnings are also strong, with the typical person taking home $988 a week.
$2,192 ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,519
- 2016: $1,817
- 2021: $2,192
Median total household income per week.
$2,765 ▲ +25.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,205
- 2016: $2,493
- 2021: $2,765
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High-earners are common here, with 33.9% of households bringing in $3,000 or more weekly, far above the South Australian figure of 16.5%. This is mirrored in individual pay, where 23.1% of people earn over $2,000 a week.
23.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
33.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Highgate splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and $4,000 or more (27%), with $650–$1,499 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Highgate, the largest group is Under $650 at 39%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (25%) and $650–$1,499 (25%).
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 Highgate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40588/highgate/topic/income