$795 ▲ +83.2%
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $434
- 2016: $565
- 2021: $795
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Elder · State Electorate
Income in Elder
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than 40% of people in Elder earn under $650 a week, though the area has seen a significant jump in high earners. The typical family now brings in $2,189 weekly, which is higher than most similar areas and reflects a substantial increase since 2011.
$1,603
▲ +77.3%
- $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 Elder — lower than 60% of areas.
| Elder | $1,603 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | $1,548 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family incomes are $2,189, which is a little above the South Australian figure of $1,889. Household incomes are $1,603, while the usual personal weekly income sits at $795, which is about the same as the national figure.
$1,603 ▲ +77.3%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $904
- 2016: $1,091
- 2021: $1,603
Median total household income per week.
$2,189 ▲ +93.5%
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,131
- 2016: $1,472
- 2021: $2,189
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High-income households earning $3,000 or more a week rose by 16 percentage points since 2011 to reach 20.9%. This is well above the state average of 16.5%, though it remains a little below the national figure of 22.6%.
11.6%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
20.9%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Elder splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Elder, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).
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 Elder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40011/elder/topic/income