$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
Income in Port Pirie
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.
$599
▼ -9.5%
- $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 Port Pirie — lower than 99% of areas.
| Port Pirie | $599 |
|---|---|
| 5540, SA | $1,060 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
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.
$599 ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $662
- 2016: $687
- 2021: $599
Median total household income per week.
$850 ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $942
- 2016: $933
- 2021: $850
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
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.
Household income distribution
View on map →Port Pirie splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (42%) and $650–$1,499 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Port Pirie, Under $650 is the majority at 81%; $650–$1,499 is next at 16%.
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 Pirie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41209/port-pirie/topic/income