$456 ▲ +29.2%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $353
- 2016: $429
- 2021: $456
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Peterborough · Suburb / Locality
Income in Peterborough
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Peterborough are far below the state and national figures. The typical family earns just $970 a week, which is $1,150 less than the Australian average. This reflects a place where the majority of residents live on lower incomes compared to most other areas.
$706
▲ +30.7%
- $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 Peterborough — lower than 98% of areas.
| Peterborough | $706 |
|---|---|
| 5422, SA | $731 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly earnings are among the lowest at this level, with households bringing in $706 and individuals earning $456. These figures are well below the South Australian typical incomes of $1,455 for households and $734 for people.
$706 ▲ +30.7%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $540
- 2016: $686
- 2021: $706
Median total household income per week.
$970 ▲ +35.3%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $717
- 2016: $869
- 2021: $970
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 3.3% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the state's 16.5%. Similarly, the share of people earning over $2,000 weekly is much lower than in most other areas at 3.4%.
3.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
3.3%
Lower than 90% 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 Peterborough, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Peterborough, Under $650 is the majority at 70%; $650–$1,499 is next at 22%.
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 Peterborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41143/peterborough/topic/income