$547 ▼ -52.1%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,142
- 2016: $590
- 2021: $547
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Laura · Urban Centre
Income in Laura
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over half of all people in Laura earn under $650 a week. This reflects a town where incomes are generally much lower than in other similar areas, and typical earnings across the board have fallen significantly since 2011.
$909
▼ -60.2%
- $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 Laura — lower than 86% of areas.
| Laura | $909 |
|---|---|
| 5480, SA | $1,034 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly pay is well below the national figure, with the typical household earning $909 and families bringing in $1,333. Both figures have dropped sharply over the last decade, while typical personal income is also lower than most areas at $547.
$909 ▼ -60.2%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $2,283
- 2016: $1,270
- 2021: $909
Median total household income per week.
$1,333 ▼ -47.9%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $2,560
- 2016: $1,422
- 2021: $1,333
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few residents earn high wages; only 5.2% of people make $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the Australian average. This is consistent with the fact that households earning $3,000 or more weekly have fallen to just 5.5% since 2011.
5.2%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.5%
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 Laura, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by Under $650 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Laura, Under $650 is the majority at 60%; $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 Laura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421021/laura/topic/income