$631 ▲ +29.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $489
- 2016: $463
- 2021: $631
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wolseley · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower incomes than most similar areas define Wolseley, where the typical household earns $1,166 a week. This is well below the national figure of $1,746. The town's financial profile is marked by a small number of high earners and low typical pay across families and individuals.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wolseley — lower than 77% of areas.
| Wolseley | $1,166 |
|---|---|
| 5269, SA | $1,449 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,583, which is a little below the South Australian figure. Personal incomes are also low, with the typical person earning $631 a week, well below the Australian average of $805.
$631 ▲ +29.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,166 ▲ +47.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,583 ▲ +66.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 4.1% of households make $3,000 or more a week, far below the national figure of 22.6%. This is reflected in the personal data, where 42.7% of people earn under $650 a week.
5.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Wolseley, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 44%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and Under $650 (21%).
In Wolseley, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 35%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Wolseley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41630/wolseley/topic/income