$744 ▲ +44.7%
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $514
- 2016: $481
- 2021: $744
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lee · State Electorate
Income in Lee
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Lee are a little below the national figure, though they align closely with the South Australian average. Typical household earnings have climbed by $504 since 2011, yet the area still earns less than most other similar places.
$1,426
▲ +54.7%
- $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 Lee — lower than 76% of areas.
| Lee | $1,426 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | $1,548 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Lee earns $1,934 a week, which is lower than most areas and slightly below the Australian average. Personal income is about the same as the national figure at $744 per week.
$1,426 ▲ +54.7%
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $922
- 2016: $946
- 2021: $1,426
Median total household income per week.
$1,934 ▲ +67.7%
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,153
- 2016: $1,190
- 2021: $1,934
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across Australia, with only 16.3% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly. However, this is a big increase from 2011, when only 3.5% of households reached that level.
9.1%
Lower than 60% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.3%
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Lee splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Lee, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Lee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40027/lee/topic/income