$687 ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $522
- 2016: $577
- 2021: $687
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Waitpinga · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A little over a fifth of households in Waitpinga earn under $650 a week, contributing to a profile where income is generally lower than in most other areas. While typical weekly household earnings sit at $1,515, the area lacks the high-earning households seen across the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Waitpinga — lower than 52% of areas.
| Waitpinga | $1,515 |
|---|---|
| 5211, SA | $994 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,713, which is a little below the South Australian figure. Personal weekly incomes are lower than most areas at $687, though the typical household income of $1,515 is about the same as the state average.
$687 ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,515 ▲ +64.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,713 ▲ +43.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High-earning households making over $3,000 a week are far less common here than nationally, at just 11%. This is reflected in the personal income split, where 46.6% of people earn under $650 each week.
9.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Waitpinga splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (33%), with Under $650 at 21%.
In Waitpinga, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (12%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Waitpinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41512/waitpinga/topic/income