$745 ▲ +39.8%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $533
- 2016: $611
- 2021: $745
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Torrens · State Electorate
Income in Torrens
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Torrens have jumped by $565 since 2011, though earnings remain lower than in most other areas. While typical pay is about the same as the South Australian average, it sits a little below the national figure.
$1,541
▲ +44.4%
- $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 Torrens — lower than 65% of areas.
| Torrens | $1,541 |
|---|---|
| Greater Adelaide | $1,548 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,924 a week, while the usual household income is $1,541. Both figures are lower than most areas, though personal weekly income at $745 is about the same as the state and national figures.
$1,541 ▲ +44.4%
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,067
- 2016: $1,268
- 2021: $1,541
Median total household income per week.
$1,924 ▲ +41.6%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,359
- 2016: $1,552
- 2021: $1,924
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in most areas, with only 15.8% of households earning $3,000 or more per week, which is well below the national 22.6%. However, this group has grown by 9.7 percentage points since 2011.
7.7%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.8%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Torrens splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Torrens, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
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 Torrens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40043/torrens/topic/income