$893 ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $634
- 2016: $749
- 2021: $893
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Houghton · Suburb / Locality
Income in Houghton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have grown steadily in Houghton, making it a high-income area. The typical family now brings in $2,609 a week, which is well above the state figure.
$2,356
▲ +36.2%
- $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 Houghton — higher than 87% of areas.
| Houghton | $2,356 |
|---|---|
| 5131, SA | $2,243 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical household income is $2,356, far above the South Australian figure of $1,455. Personal weekly earnings are also higher than most areas at $893.
$2,356 ▲ +36.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,730
- 2016: $1,726
- 2021: $2,356
Median total household income per week.
$2,609 ▲ +51.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,721
- 2016: $2,023
- 2021: $2,609
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 37.9% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far above the national figure of 22.6%. Similarly, 15.9% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well above the Australian average.
15.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
37.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Houghton splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and $4,000 or more (27%), with $650–$1,499 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Houghton, the largest group is Under $650 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).
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 Houghton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40611/houghton/topic/income