$457 ▲ +62.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $282
- 2016: $380
- 2021: $457
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Iron Knob · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of just $556 makes Iron Knob one of the lowest-earning areas in the region. This figure is far below both the South Australian and national averages, reflecting a community where most residents live on very modest means.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Iron Knob — lower than 99% of areas.
| Iron Knob | $556 |
|---|---|
| 5611, SA | $584 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly personal incomes are well below the state figure at $457. Typical families earn $850 a week, which is far below the Australian average of $2,120.
$457 ▲ +62.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$556 ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$850 ▲ +43.8%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Income is tightly clustered at the lower end, with 54.5% of households earning under $650 a week. No households in the area earn $3,000 or more weekly, a result far below the national figure of 22.6%.
5.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Iron Knob, Under $650 is the majority at 70%; $650–$1,499 is next at 30%.
In Iron Knob, Under $650 is the majority at 78%; $650–$1,499 is next at 16%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Iron Knob [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40627/iron-knob/topic/income