$862 ▲ +55.9%
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $553
- 2016: $652
- 2021: $862
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Colton · State Electorate
Income in Colton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A little over a quarter of households in Colton earn $3,000 or more a week, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a general trend toward higher earnings in the area, with typical family incomes now sitting above both state and national levels. The local economy has seen a noticeable shift toward higher pay since 2011.
$1,761
▲ +59.5%
- $1,000–$1,071: 6 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 18 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 18 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 23 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 33 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 32 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 24 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 26 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 23 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 33 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 25 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 19 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 17 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 25 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 30 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 12 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 15 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 10 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 14 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 5 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 6 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 2 areas
- $2,643–$2,714: 5 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 0 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 6 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Colton — higher than 54% of areas.
| Colton | $1,761 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | $1,548 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income in Colton is $2,349, which is a little above the Australian figure of $2,120. Personal incomes are also higher than most areas at $862 a week, and household income is about the same as the national typical of $1,746.
$1,761 ▲ +59.5%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,104
- 2016: $1,335
- 2021: $1,761
Median total household income per week.
$2,349 ▲ +59.0%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,477
- 2016: $1,794
- 2021: $2,349
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 14.8% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly—well above the South Australian figure of 9.1%. The share of households earning $3,000 or more a week rose by 17 percentage points since 2011 to reach 26.2%.
14.8%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
26.2%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Colton splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and $650–$1,499 (27%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Colton, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
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 Colton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40007/colton/topic/income