$729 ▲ +41.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $515
- 2016: $543
- 2021: $729
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lock · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Lock have remained low compared to broader trends. The typical household earns $1,125 per week, which is well below both the state and national figures. This reflects a community where high earners are rare and most families live on modest means.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lock — lower than 79% of areas.
| Lock | $1,125 |
|---|---|
| 5633, SA | $1,125 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Lock earns $1,375 a week, a figure that is much lower than most areas and well below the South Australian average of $1,889. However, personal weekly income is $729, which is about the same as the state figure of $734.
$729 ▲ +41.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,125 ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,375 ▲ +41.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 8% of households earn $3,000 or more per week, which is far below the national figure of 22.6%. This is consistent with the same trend for individuals, where only 6.1% earn $2,000 or more weekly, a rate well below the Australian average.
6.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Lock, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 42%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
Lock splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (42%) and Under $650 (41%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 13%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Lock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40774/lock/topic/income