$604 ▲ +40.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $429
- 2016: $500
- 2021: $604
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
New Town · Suburb / Locality
Income in New Town
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay is notably lower in New Town than in most other Australian areas. The typical household here earns $1,221 a week, which is well below the national figure.
$1,221
▲ +26.7%
- $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 New Town — lower than 73% of areas.
| New Town | $1,221 |
|---|---|
| 5554, SA | $1,169 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,586 weekly, a little below the South Australian figure. Individual earnings are also quite low, with the typical person bringing in $604 a week, which is much lower than in most areas.
$1,221 ▲ +26.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $964
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,221
Median total household income per week.
$1,586 ▲ +47.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,074
- 2016: $1,336
- 2021: $1,586
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 7.9% of households making $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the national average. This is reflected in the personal income split, where nearly half of all residents earn under $650 weekly.
5.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →New Town splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (34%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In New Town, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in New Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41026/new-town/topic/income