$1,009 ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $787
- 2016: $797
- 2021: $1,009
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Upper Sturt · Suburb / Locality
Income in Upper Sturt
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much higher incomes than most similar areas define Upper Sturt, where the typical family earns $2,469 a week. This makes it a wealthy pocket of the Adelaide Hills, with household and personal earnings well above both state and national figures.
$2,229
▲ +21.9%
- $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 Upper Sturt — higher than 85% of areas.
| Upper Sturt | $2,229 |
|---|---|
| 5156, SA | $2,229 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $2,229 weekly, which is well above the South Australian figure of $1,455. Personal weekly incomes are also much higher than most areas, with a typical resident earning $1,009.
$2,229 ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,829
- 2016: $1,818
- 2021: $2,229
Median total household income per week.
$2,469 ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,928
- 2016: $2,101
- 2021: $2,469
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 31.4% of households bringing in over $3,000 a week—far above the 16.5% seen across South Australia. This strength at the top is reflected in the 15.3% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly, a figure well above the state average.
15.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
31.4%
Higher than 85% 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 Upper Sturt, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 36%, followed by $650–$1,499 (20%) and $3,000–$3,999 (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Upper Sturt splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (33%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 24%.
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 Upper Sturt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41494/upper-sturt/topic/income