$736 ▲ +39.1%
Higher than 51% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $529
- 2016: $615
- 2021: $736
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Port Lincoln · Urban Area
Income in Port Lincoln
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Port Lincoln are well below the national figure, though they have grown steadily. The typical household now brings in $1,301 a week, reflecting a trend of rising earnings across the board since 2011.
$1,301
▲ +36.8%
- $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 Lincoln — lower than 66% of areas.
| Port Lincoln | $1,301 |
|---|---|
| 5607, SA | $1,504 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical personal weekly income is $736, which is about the same as the South Australian figure. Families usually earn $1,750 a week, a sum that has risen by $514 since 2011.
$1,301 ▲ +36.8%
Lower than 66% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $951
- 2016: $1,125
- 2021: $1,301
Median total household income per week.
$1,750 ▲ +41.6%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,236
- 2016: $1,434
- 2021: $1,750
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 11.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is far below the Australian figure of 22.6%, though the proportion of these top earners has risen since 2011.
7.2%
Lower than 68% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.5%
Lower than 75% 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 Lincoln 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 Port Lincoln, 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 Port Lincoln [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4005/port-lincoln/topic/income