$725 ▲ +64.4%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $441
- 2016: $606
- 2021: $725
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mount Gambier · State Electorate
Income in Mount Gambier
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
About 41% of people in Mount Gambier earn under $650 a week, making it a place where many residents live on a modest income. While typical weekly earnings have risen since 2011, the area remains much lower than most other regions across the country.
$1,317
▲ +47.6%
- $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 Mount Gambier — lower than 86% of areas.
| Mount Gambier | $1,317 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | $1,190 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Mount Gambier earns $1,768 a week, which is about the same as the South Australian figure but a little below the national one. Typical personal weekly income is $725, a figure that is lower than most areas and has risen $284 since 2011.
$1,317 ▲ +47.6%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $892
- 2016: $1,119
- 2021: $1,317
Median total household income per week.
$1,768 ▲ +70.2%
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,039
- 2016: $1,440
- 2021: $1,768
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 11.9% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the Australian average of 22.6%. While this is much lower than most areas, the proportion of high-earning households has risen 9.2 percentage points since 2011.
6.4%
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.9%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Mount Gambier splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Mount Gambier, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
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 Mount Gambier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40033/mount-gambier/topic/income