$691 ▲ +37.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $502
- 2016: $583
- 2021: $691
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mount Gambier · Suburb / Locality
Income in Mount Gambier
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of people in Mount Gambier earn under $650 a week. This is a place where typical incomes are lower than most areas, with the usual family bringing in $1,641 weekly, which is well below the national figure.
$1,197
▲ +34.2%
- $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 Mount Gambier — lower than 75% of areas.
| Mount Gambier | $1,197 |
|---|---|
| 5290, SA | $1,197 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,197, which is a little below the South Australian figure and well below the Australian one. Personal incomes are also lower than most areas, with a typical person earning $691 a week.
$1,197 ▲ +34.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $892
- 2016: $1,034
- 2021: $1,197
Median total household income per week.
$1,641 ▲ +40.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,169
- 2016: $1,371
- 2021: $1,641
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 9.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the Australian average. Similarly, the 5.4% of people earning over $2,000 weekly is well below both the state and national levels.
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.
9.7%
Lower than 71% 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 Mount Gambier, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 35%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and Under $650 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Mount Gambier, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (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 Mount Gambier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40947/mount-gambier/topic/income