$650 ▲ +33.7%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $486
- 2016: $527
- 2021: $650
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Playford · State Electorate
Income in Playford
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly paychecks in Playford are generally lower than in other areas, with a typical family earning $1,635. This puts the area well below the national figure, though incomes have risen steadily over the last decade.
$1,460
▲ +49.1%
- $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 Playford — lower than 72% of areas.
| Playford | $1,460 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | $1,548 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Playford earns $650 a week, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the South Australian figure of $734. Household income is about the same as the state average at $1,460, but this is still a little below the national typical income of $1,746.
$1,460 ▲ +49.1%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $979
- 2016: $1,121
- 2021: $1,460
Median total household income per week.
$1,635 ▲ +41.4%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,156
- 2016: $1,333
- 2021: $1,635
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 4.1% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, which is among the lowest levels seen in similar areas. Similarly, the 11.7% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly is far below the Australian average of 22.6%.
4.1%
Lower than 98% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.7%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Playford splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (35%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Playford, the largest group is Under $650 at 50%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (11%).
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 Playford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40036/playford/topic/income