$378 ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $364
- 2016: $441
- 2021: $378
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Port Pirie · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Among the lowest earners for similar areas, Port Pirie faces significant financial gaps compared to the rest of the country. Typical weekly family incomes are far below the national figure, leaving a gap of $1,270 per week.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Port Pirie — lower than 99% of areas.
| Port Pirie | $599 |
|---|---|
| 5540, SA | $1,060 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly incomes are very low here, with families earning $850 and households bringing in $599. These figures are far below both the South Australian and national averages.
$378 ▲ +3.8%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$599 ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$850 ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare in Port Pirie; no households earn $3,000 or more per week, which is far below the 22.6% national figure. Most individuals earn under $650 a week, accounting for 70.9% of the population.
2.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Port Pirie splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (42%) and $650–$1,499 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 19%.
In Port Pirie, Under $650 is the majority at 81%; $650–$1,499 is next at 16%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Port Pirie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41209/port-pirie/topic/income