Para Hills · Suburb / Locality

Income in Para Hills

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Nearly half of the people in Para Hills earn under $650 a week, making it an area where typical incomes are lower than in most other places. The typical family brings in $1,609 weekly, which is well below the national figure of $2,120.

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Where Para Hills sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,420 ▲ +37.1%
  • $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 Para Hills — lower than 58% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Para Hills$1,420
5096, SA $1,442
South Australia $1,455
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical household weekly income is $1,420, which is about the same as the South Australian figure. However, personal incomes are lower than in most areas, with the typical person earning $686 per week.

$686 ▲ +34.5%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $510
  • 2016: $550
  • 2021: $686

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,420 ▲ +37.1%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,036
  • 2016: $1,146
  • 2021: $1,420

Median total household income per week.

$1,609 ▲ +34.3%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,198
  • 2016: $1,305
  • 2021: $1,609

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here, as only 9.3% of households make $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.6% national figure. Similarly, just 4.2% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below both state and national levels.

Household income distribution

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Para Hills splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (37%), with Under $650 at 16%.

Personal income distribution

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In Para Hills, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (39%) and $1,500–$2,999 (12%).

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 Para Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41096/para-hills/topic/income