Pennington · Suburb / Locality

Income in Pennington

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

Weekly pay is notably lower than in most other areas for the people of Pennington. This is a place where the typical personal income is just $568, which is well below both the state and national figures.

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📍 Pennington, Suburb / Locality

Where Pennington sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,276 ▲ +47.5%
  • $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 Pennington — lower than 70% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Pennington$1,276
5013, SA $1,254
South Australia $1,455
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical family earns $1,715 a week, a little below the South Australian figure of $1,889. This trend extends to households, which usually bring in $1,276, an amount well below the Australian typical income of $1,746.

$568 ▲ +46.0%

Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $389
  • 2016: $463
  • 2021: $568

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

$1,276 ▲ +47.5%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $865
  • 2016: $1,024
  • 2021: $1,276

Median total household income per week.

$1,715 ▲ +57.1%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,092
  • 2016: $1,357
  • 2021: $1,715

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here, with only 3.8% of people making $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%. Similarly, just 11.1% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, far below the 22.6% seen across Australia.

Household income distribution

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Pennington splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 25%.

Personal income distribution

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In Pennington, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.

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 Pennington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41136/pennington/topic/income