$526 ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $528
- 2016: $468
- 2021: $526
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Goolwa · Urban Centre
Income in Goolwa
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Goolwa, where the typical family earns just $1,155 a week. This figure is far below the South Australian average and has fallen by $93 since 2011. Residents generally earn well below the state and national figures across all income types.
$917
▼ -5.0%
- $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 Goolwa — lower than 85% of areas.
| Goolwa | $917 |
|---|---|
| 5214, SA | $938 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $917, which is well below the South Australian figure of $1,455. Personal incomes are also much lower than most areas at $526 a week, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
$917 ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $965
- 2016: $796
- 2021: $917
Median total household income per week.
$1,155 ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,248
- 2016: $992
- 2021: $1,155
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high incomes here; only 4.1% of residents make $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure. Similarly, only 5.3% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, though this is up 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
4.1%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.3%
Lower than 81% 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 Goolwa, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 47%, followed by Under $650 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Goolwa, Under $650 is the majority at 62%; $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 Goolwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL414001/goolwa/topic/income