$698 ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $547
- 2016: $487
- 2021: $698
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Port Wakefield · Urban Centre
Income in Port Wakefield
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have climbed for many in Port Wakefield (L) since 2011, though they remain well below state and national figures. The typical household now earns $1,119 a week, reflecting a general increase in income across the area over the last decade.
$1,119
▲ +26.0%
- $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 Port Wakefield — lower than 64% of areas.
| Port Wakefield | $1,119 |
|---|---|
| 5550, SA | $1,174 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,433, which is well below the South Australian figure of $1,889. While personal income is around the middle for similar areas at $698 a week, typical household earnings are lower than most.
$1,119 ▲ +26.0%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $888
- 2016: $949
- 2021: $1,119
Median total household income per week.
$1,433 ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,218
- 2016: $1,307
- 2021: $1,433
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 5.2% of households making $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% national figure. Similarly, people earning $2,000 or more weekly are much less common than in most other areas.
3.6%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.2%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Port Wakefield splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (33%), with Under $650 at 25%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Port Wakefield splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (47%) and $650–$1,499 (45%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 6%.
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 Port Wakefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421032/port-wakefield/topic/income