$780 ▲ +49.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $522
- 2016: $485
- 2021: $780
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lower Light · Suburb / Locality
Income in Lower Light
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Roughly 28% of households in Lower Light earn between $1,500 and $2,999 a week. This is a place where typical weekly incomes sit around the middle for similar areas, though there is a notable gap between a high number of wealthy households and a small group of very high earners.
$1,542
▲ +50.3%
- $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 Lower Light — higher than 50% of areas.
| Lower Light | $1,542 |
|---|---|
| 5501, SA | $1,708 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,542, which is about the same as the South Australian figure. Family income is a little below the national average, sitting at $1,735 per week.
$1,542 ▲ +50.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,026
- 2016: $1,111
- 2021: $1,542
Median total household income per week.
$1,735 ▲ +63.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,062
- 2016: $1,292
- 2021: $1,735
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High-earning households are common here, with 28.1% earning $3,000 or more a week, which is far above the state average. However, very high personal earners are rare, as only 5.9% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, a figure well below the national level.
5.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
28.1%
Higher than 79% 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 Lower Light, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 31%, followed by $650–$1,499 (25%) and $3,000–$3,999 (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Lower Light splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (41%) and $650–$1,499 (41%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 13%.
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 Lower Light [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40787/lower-light/topic/income