Peterhead · Suburb / Locality

Income in Peterhead

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

Roughly 32% of households in Peterhead earn between $650 and $1,499 a week, making this the most common income bracket. The area generally sees typical weekly household incomes well below the national figure. While personal earnings are about the same as the Australian average, fewer homes here reach the highest income levels compared to other areas.

Open map →
📍 Peterhead, Suburb / Locality

Where Peterhead sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,346 ▲ +42.4%
  • $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 Peterhead — lower than 64% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Peterhead$1,346
5016, SA $1,655
South Australia $1,455
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly household income is $1,346, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of $1,746. In contrast, the typical weekly personal income of $801 is a little above the South Australian average.

$801 ▲ +30.9%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $612
  • 2016: $690
  • 2021: $801

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

$1,346 ▲ +42.4%

Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $945
  • 2016: $1,026
  • 2021: $1,346

Median total household income per week.

$1,841 ▲ +48.6%

Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,239
  • 2016: $1,388
  • 2021: $1,841

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are less common here, with only 11.2% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the national average of 22.6%. Similarly, the 7.5% of people earning over $2,000 weekly is well below the Australian figure.

Household income distribution

View on map →

Peterhead splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (32%), with Under $650 at 22%.

Personal income distribution

View on map →

Peterhead splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (42%) and $650–$1,499 (39%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 18%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Peterhead

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Peterhead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41144/peterhead/topic/income