$777 ▲ +120.1%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $353
- 2016: $492
- 2021: $777
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Penola · Urban Centre
Income in Penola
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical household in Penola earns $1,351 a week, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. While local incomes have risen significantly since 2011, the area still lags behind the Australian average. This gap is most evident in the number of high-earning households compared to the rest of the country.
$1,351
▲ +149.3%
- $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 Penola — higher than 57% of areas.
| Penola | $1,351 |
|---|---|
| 5277, SA | $1,253 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,833, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the South Australian figure. Personal incomes are also higher than most similar areas, with the typical person earning $777 a week.
$1,351 ▲ +149.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $542
- 2016: $828
- 2021: $1,351
Median total household income per week.
$1,833 ▲ +154.6%
Higher than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $720
- 2016: $1,231
- 2021: $1,833
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are far less common here than across Australia, with only 12.5% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly. However, this is a growing group, as the share of these top-earning households rose 12 percentage points since 2011.
7.1%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.5%
Higher 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 →Penola splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Penola splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (42%) and $650–$1,499 (40%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 14%.
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 Penola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415034/penola/topic/income