$508 ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $419
- 2016: $475
- 2021: $508
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Snowtown · Suburb / Locality
Income in Snowtown
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Snowtown are among the lowest in the country, with a typical household earning just $771. This is far below both the state and national figures, marking the area as significantly lower-earning than most other regions.
$771
▲ +5.5%
- $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 Snowtown — lower than 95% of areas.
| Snowtown | $771 |
|---|---|
| 5520, SA | $862 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,169 a week, which is far below the South Australian figure of $1,889. Similarly, a typical person in Snowtown earns $508 weekly, well below the national figure of $805.
$771 ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $731
- 2016: $748
- 2021: $771
Median total household income per week.
$1,169 ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $934
- 2016: $1,080
- 2021: $1,169
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 4.1% of households bringing in $3,000 or more weekly, far below the 22.6% national average. Most of the population lives on a lower income, as 56.8% of people earn under $650 a week.
3.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.1%
Lower than 87% 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 Snowtown, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Snowtown, Under $650 is the majority at 66%; $650–$1,499 is next at 27%.
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 Snowtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41349/snowtown/topic/income