$615 ▲ +40.7%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $437
- 2016: $475
- 2021: $615
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Tumby Bay · Urban Centre
Income in Tumby Bay
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all people in Tumby Bay earn under $650 a week. This is a lower-income area where typical earnings for families and individuals sit well below the state and national figures, though weekly pay has risen across the board since 2011.
$989
▲ +41.7%
- $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 Tumby Bay — lower than 78% of areas.
| Tumby Bay | $989 |
|---|---|
| 5605, SA | $1,067 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $989 a week, which is far below the Australian figure of $1,746. Weekly family income is also well below the state average, coming in at $1,437.
$989 ▲ +41.7%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $698
- 2016: $763
- 2021: $989
Median total household income per week.
$1,437 ▲ +45.0%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $991
- 2016: $1,006
- 2021: $1,437
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 7.7% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the national figure of 22.6%. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 2.2% of households reached that level.
5.8%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.7%
Lower than 67% 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 Tumby Bay, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by Under $650 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Tumby Bay, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
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 Tumby Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL415042/tumby-bay/topic/income