$567 ▲ +8.4%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $523
- 2016: $603
- 2021: $567
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Port Pirie · Urban Centre
Income in Port Pirie
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes of $1,441 are well below the South Australian average, marking Port Pirie as a lower-income area. While typical earnings for households and individuals have risen since 2011, they remain far below national figures.
$1,036
▲ +12.2%
- $500–$589: 3 areas
- $589–$679: 7 areas
- $679–$768: 58 areas
- $768–$857: 106 areas
- $857–$946: 148 areas
- $946–$1,036: 173 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 163 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 164 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 147 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 135 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 109 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 68 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 83 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 74 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 60 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 46 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 51 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 46 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 40 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 30 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 26 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 21 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 6 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 11 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 4 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 6 areas
- $2,821–$2,911: 6 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 29 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Port Pirie — lower than 72% of areas.
| Port Pirie | $1,036 |
|---|---|
| 5540, SA | $1,060 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,036 a week, which is far below the Australian figure of $1,746. Individual earnings are also lower than most areas, with the typical person bringing in $567 weekly.
$1,036 ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $923
- 2016: $1,081
- 2021: $1,036
Median total household income per week.
$1,441 ▲ +19.6%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,205
- 2016: $1,398
- 2021: $1,441
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across the state, as only 9.2% of households earn $3,000 or more a week. This is well below the South Australian figure of 16.5%, though the proportion of top earners has risen since 2011.
5.4%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.2%
Lower than 58% of urban centre 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/ucl/UCL413005/port-pirie/topic/income