Frome · State Electorate

Income in Frome

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Weekly incomes in Frome are much lower than in most similar areas. While typical family earnings rose by $356 since 2011, the typical family now earns $1,716 per week, which is a little below both the state and national figures.

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📍 Frome, State Electorate

Where Frome sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,353 ▲ +26.9%
  • $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 Frome — lower than 83% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Frome$1,353
Rest of SA $1,190
South Australia $1,455
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical household in Frome earns $1,353 a week, which is well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Typical personal weekly income is $686, a figure that is about the same as the South Australian average.

$686 ▲ +30.7%

Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: $525
  • 2016: $511
  • 2021: $686

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,353 ▲ +26.9%

Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: $1,066
  • 2016: $970
  • 2021: $1,353

Median total household income per week.

$1,716 ▲ +26.2%

Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: $1,360
  • 2016: $1,278
  • 2021: $1,716

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here, with only 12% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly, which is far below the 22.6% national figure. This gap is reflected in personal earnings, where only 6.2% of people earn $2,000 or more a week.

Household income distribution

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Frome splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (32%), with Under $650 at 21%.

Personal income distribution

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In Frome, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).

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 Frome [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40017/frome/topic/income