$494 ▲ +7.9%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $458
- 2016: $564
- 2021: $494
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Ardrossan · Urban Centre
Income in Ardrossan
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Ardrossan (L) have fallen since 2011, contributing to an area where earnings are now far below the national average. The typical household earns just $830 a week, reflecting a community with significantly lower incomes than most other similar places.
$830
▼ -5.5%
- $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 Ardrossan — lower than 92% of areas.
| Ardrossan | $830 |
|---|---|
| 5571, SA | $916 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,245, which is well below the South Australian figure of $1,889. While typical personal income rose $36 since 2011 to reach $494, this remains far below the national figure of $805.
$830 ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $878
- 2016: $1,013
- 2021: $830
Median total household income per week.
$1,245 ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,312
- 2016: $1,328
- 2021: $1,245
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 5.4% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure that is far below the 22.6% national average. This gap is clear in the personal data, where 56.7% of people earn under $650 a week.
4.0%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.4%
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 Ardrossan, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 41%, followed by Under $650 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Ardrossan, Under $650 is the majority at 63%; $650–$1,499 is next at 28%.
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 Ardrossan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421001/ardrossan/topic/income