$585 ▲ +31.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $445
- 2016: $539
- 2021: $585
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wellington · Suburb / Locality
Income in Wellington
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of just $971 means money is tight for many residents in Wellington (SA). This area sees much lower earnings than most other parts of the country, with almost no one earning a high weekly wage.
$971
▲ +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 Wellington — lower than 88% of areas.
| Wellington | $971 |
|---|---|
| 5259, SA | $1,255 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly pay is well below the state and national figures across the board. A typical family earns $1,224 a week, while the usual person brings home $585, both of which are much lower than most areas.
$971 ▲ +41.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $687
- 2016: $1,067
- 2021: $971
Median total household income per week.
$1,224 ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $933
- 2016: $1,166
- 2021: $1,224
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
There are no households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the national average of 22.6%. This gap is reflected in the personal totals, where nearly half of all people earn under $650 weekly.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Wellington, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 59%; Under $650 is next at 25%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Wellington, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 39%.
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 Wellington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41561/wellington/topic/income