$635 ▲ +26.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $502
- 2016: $546
- 2021: $635
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Port Augusta · Suburb / Locality
Income in Port Augusta
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A gap of $654 in typical weekly household income separates Port Augusta from the national figure. This reflects a community where earnings are well below both state and national levels across the board. Very few residents earn high weekly wages compared to other Australian areas.
$1,092
▲ +22.8%
- $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 Port Augusta — lower than 81% of areas.
| Port Augusta | $1,092 |
|---|---|
| 5700, SA | $1,199 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,092, which is much lower than most areas and well below the South Australian figure of $1,455. Similarly, typical families earn $1,454 a week, which is well below the national figure of $2,120.
$1,092 ▲ +22.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $889
- 2016: $941
- 2021: $1,092
Median total household income per week.
$1,454 ▲ +31.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,110
- 2016: $1,203
- 2021: $1,454
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 8.4% of households earn $3,000 or more per week, a figure far below the Australian average of 22.6%. This trend is seen with individuals too, as only 2.1% of people earn $3,000 or more weekly.
6.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.4%
Lower than 75% 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 Port Augusta, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by Under $650 (27%) and $1,500–$2,999 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Port Augusta, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $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 Port Augusta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41189/port-augusta/topic/income