$678 ▲ +39.5%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $486
- 2016: $525
- 2021: $678
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wellington East · Suburb / Locality
Income in Wellington East
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower incomes than most similar areas define Wellington East, where the typical family earns $1,489 a week. This is well below the South Australian figure of $1,889 and far behind the national typical family income.
$1,383
▲ +61.8%
- $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 East — lower than 61% of areas.
| Wellington East | $1,383 |
|---|---|
| 5259, SA | $1,255 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,383 weekly, which is about the same as the South Australian figure. Personal weekly incomes are also lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $678.
$1,383 ▲ +61.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $855
- 2016: $911
- 2021: $1,383
Median total household income per week.
$1,489 ▲ +63.3%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $912
- 2016: $1,208
- 2021: $1,489
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are uncommon here, with only 4.9% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, a figure well below the national average of 12.5%. Similarly, the 14% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly is well below the Australian figure.
4.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Wellington East splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (34%), with $3,000–$3,999 at 12%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Wellington East, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 36%.
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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41562/wellington-east/topic/income