$536 ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $451
- 2016: $504
- 2021: $536
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Riverton · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Riverton, where the typical household earns just $1,023 a week. This is well below the South Australian figure of $1,455 and far below the national average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Riverton — lower than 86% of areas.
| Riverton | $1,023 |
|---|---|
| 5412, SA | $1,012 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,388, which is well below both the state and national figures. Personal incomes are also much lower than most areas, with a typical person earning $536 a week.
$536 ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,023 ▲ +29.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,388 ▲ +47.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 8.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. Over half of all individuals earn under $650 weekly.
4.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Riverton splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and Under $650 (31%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 26%.
In Riverton, Under $650 is the majority at 58%; $650–$1,499 is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Riverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41263/riverton/topic/income