$713 ▲ +39.0%
Lower than 56% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $513
- 2016: $599
- 2021: $713
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mount Gambier · Urban Area
Income in Mount Gambier
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower than most similar areas, income in Mount Gambier typically sits below state and national benchmarks. While weekly earnings have risen since 2011, the area still has far fewer high earners than the Australian average.
$1,280
▲ +37.9%
- $1,000–$1,071: 5 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 13 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 8 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 14 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 7 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 9 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 7 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 8 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 9 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 4 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 2 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 3 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 1 area
- $2,000–$2,071: 0 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 2 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 2 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 2 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 3 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 0 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 0 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 0 areas
- $2,643–$2,714: 0 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 2 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Gambier — lower than 69% of areas.
| Mount Gambier | $1,280 |
|---|---|
| 5290, SA | $1,197 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,735 a week, which is a little below the South Australian figure of $1,889. Household incomes are also lower than most areas, though the typical personal weekly income of $713 is about the same as the state average.
$1,280 ▲ +37.9%
Lower than 69% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $928
- 2016: $1,087
- 2021: $1,280
Median total household income per week.
$1,735 ▲ +43.4%
Lower than 59% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,210
- 2016: $1,416
- 2021: $1,735
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 11.3% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the national average of 22.6%. This gap is mirrored by individual earnings, with people making $2,000 or more a week sitting well below the national level at 6.1%.
6.1%
Lower than 80% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.3%
Lower than 76% of urban area 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 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Mount Gambier, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) 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 Mount Gambier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4002/mount-gambier/topic/income