$570 ▲ +44.3%
Lower than 95% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $395
- 2016: $476
- 2021: $570
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Port Pirie · Urban Area
Income in Port Pirie
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over half of all people in Port Pirie earn under $650 a week, making it an area where incomes are generally low. While typical earnings have climbed since 2011, the typical weekly household income of $1,044 remains far below the national figure.
$1,044
▲ +40.3%
- $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 Pirie — lower than 99% of areas.
| Port Pirie | $1,044 |
|---|---|
| 5540, SA | $1,060 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly incomes are among the lowest for similar areas, with families earning $1,448 and individuals making $570. These figures are well below those for both South Australia and the rest of the country.
$1,044 ▲ +40.3%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $744
- 2016: $875
- 2021: $1,044
Median total household income per week.
$1,448 ▲ +47.2%
Lower than 87% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $984
- 2016: $1,198
- 2021: $1,448
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 9.3% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the national figure of 22.6%. However, this is an improvement over 2011, when only 3% of local households reached that level.
5.5%
Lower than 85% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.3%
Lower than 89% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Port Pirie, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 35%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Port Pirie, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 30%.
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 Pirie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4006/port-pirie/topic/income