$1,032 ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $761
- 2016: $894
- 2021: $1,032
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Tennyson · Suburb / Locality
Income in Tennyson
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much higher incomes than most similar areas define Tennyson, where typical families earn well above state and national figures. This is a relatively affluent pocket of Adelaide, with a significant proportion of residents earning high weekly salaries.
$2,061
▲ +41.3%
- $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 Tennyson — higher than 78% of areas.
| Tennyson | $2,061 |
|---|---|
| 5022, SA | $1,871 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly family income is $2,715, which is well above the South Australian figure of $1,889. This trend carries across the board, with typical household and personal weekly incomes also sitting much higher than most other areas.
$2,061 ▲ +41.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,459
- 2016: $1,836
- 2021: $2,061
Median total household income per week.
$2,715 ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,056
- 2016: $2,423
- 2021: $2,715
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 30.6% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far above the state's 16.5%. Similarly, 22.7% of people earn over $2,000 weekly, a figure far above both the state and national averages.
22.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
30.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Tennyson splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (27%) and $1,500–$2,999 (26%), with $4,000 or more at 25%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Tennyson splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (35%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 22%.
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 Tennyson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41436/tennyson/topic/income