$584 ▲ +33.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $439
- 2016: $516
- 2021: $584
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Laura · Suburb / Locality
Income in Laura
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay in Laura is well below both the state and national figures, with typical families earning $710 less than the Australian average. This gap highlights a community where most people live on much lower incomes than those in similar areas.
$1,042
▲ +21.9%
- $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 Laura — lower than 84% of areas.
| Laura | $1,042 |
|---|---|
| 5480, SA | $1,034 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,410, which is well below the South Australian figure of $1,889. Individual earnings are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $584 a week.
$1,042 ▲ +21.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $855
- 2016: $1,029
- 2021: $1,042
Median total household income per week.
$1,410 ▲ +17.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,201
- 2016: $1,305
- 2021: $1,410
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high incomes here; only 5.4% of people make $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%. More than half of all residents earn under $650 weekly.
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.
8.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Laura, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 38%, followed by Under $650 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Laura, Under $650 is the majority at 58%; $650–$1,499 is next at 28%.
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 Laura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40751/laura/topic/income