$985 ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $690
- 2016: $775
- 2021: $985
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lower Mitcham · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Lower Mitcham are $2,690, which is well above the South Australian figure of $1,889. This makes it an area of high wealth compared to most other parts of the country. High earners are common here, with a significant gap between local incomes and the state average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lower Mitcham — higher than 77% of areas.
| Lower Mitcham | $2,045 |
|---|---|
| 5062, SA | $2,194 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly earnings are much higher than in most areas. Households usually bring in $2,045 a week, while the typical person earns $985, both of which are well above the South Australian figures.
$985 ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$2,045 ▲ +49.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$2,690 ▲ +41.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are far more common here than in the rest of the state, with 31.2% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly. This trend is seen among individuals too, as 19.4% of people earn $2,000 or more each week.
19.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
31.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Lower Mitcham splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and $650–$1,499 (24%), with $4,000 or more at 20%.
In Lower Mitcham, the largest group is Under $650 at 37%, followed by $650–$1,499 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Lower Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40788/lower-mitcham/topic/income