$630 ▲ +28.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $490
- 2016: $508
- 2021: $630
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wilmington · Suburb / Locality
Income in Wilmington
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Wilmington have remained relatively low compared to the rest of the state. The typical family earns $1,455 per week, which is well below the national figure of $2,120. This reflects a local economy where most residents live on modest incomes.
$1,260
▲ +28.4%
- $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 Wilmington — lower than 71% of areas.
| Wilmington | $1,260 |
|---|---|
| 5485, SA | $1,260 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,260, which is a little below the South Australian figure. Personal incomes are also lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $630 a week.
$1,260 ▲ +28.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $981
- 2016: $1,033
- 2021: $1,260
Median total household income per week.
$1,455 ▲ +34.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,086
- 2016: $1,204
- 2021: $1,455
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the Australian rate of 22.6%. This is reflected in the personal income split, where 43.3% of people earn under $650 weekly.
5.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.0%
Lower 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 →Wilmington splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and Under $650 (31%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 29%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Wilmington, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 35%.
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 Wilmington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41614/wilmington/topic/income