$697 ▲ +29.8%
Lower than 62% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $537
- 2016: $600
- 2021: $697
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Port Augusta · Urban Area
Income in Port Augusta
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has climbed steadily since 2011 for people and families in Port Augusta. While the typical family income rose by $414 over the decade, earnings here generally remain lower than in most other areas. The typical household now earns $1,277 a week, which is well below the national figure.
$1,277
▲ +30.2%
- $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 Port Augusta — lower than 69% of areas.
| Port Augusta | $1,277 |
|---|---|
| 5710, SA | $1,831 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $697, which is about the same as the South Australian figure. However, typical family income of $1,651 is a little below the state average and well below the Australian typical of $2,120.
$1,277 ▲ +30.2%
Lower than 69% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $981
- 2016: $1,101
- 2021: $1,277
Median total household income per week.
$1,651 ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 72% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,237
- 2016: $1,365
- 2021: $1,651
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in most areas; only 12.1% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the national figure of 22.6%. At the other end, 40.4% of individuals earn under $650 a week.
7.7%
Lower than 60% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.1%
Lower than 71% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Port Augusta splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Port Augusta, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, 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 Port Augusta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4004/port-augusta/topic/income