$641 ▲ +35.5%
Lower than 79% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $473
- 2016: $498
- 2021: $641
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Whyalla · Urban Area
Income in Whyalla
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower typical incomes than most areas define Whyalla, where the usual weekly household income is $1,188. While pay has risen since 2011, earnings remain well below the national figures.
$1,188
▲ +27.1%
- $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 Whyalla — lower than 82% of areas.
| Whyalla | $1,188 |
|---|---|
| 5608, SA | $974 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,679 a week, which is a little below the South Australian figure and well below the national average. Weekly personal income is also much lower than most areas at $641.
$1,188 ▲ +27.1%
Lower than 82% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $935
- 2016: $989
- 2021: $1,188
Median total household income per week.
$1,679 ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 68% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,276
- 2016: $1,393
- 2021: $1,679
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 12.7% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, a figure well below the national 22.6%. However, this has rose 6.9 points since 2011.
9.3%
Higher than 57% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.7%
Lower than 67% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Whyalla splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (32%) and Under $650 (27%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 27%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Whyalla, Under $650 is the majority at 50%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.
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 Whyalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4008/whyalla/topic/income