$964 ▲ +149.1%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $387
- 2016: $486
- 2021: $964
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Boston · Urban Centre
Income in Boston
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in Boston (L) earns $2,250 a week, which is much higher than most similar areas. This reflects a general trend across the community, where typical household and personal incomes have all risen since 2011. The area now sees a significantly higher proportion of high earners than it did a decade ago.
$2,025
▲ +164.4%
- $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 Boston — higher than 87% of areas.
| Boston | $2,025 |
|---|---|
| 5607, SA | $1,504 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,025, which is well above the South Australian figure of $1,455. Personal weekly income is also among the highest at this level, sitting at $964.
$2,025 ▲ +164.4%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $766
- 2016: $718
- 2021: $2,025
Median total household income per week.
$2,250 ▲ +145.1%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $918
- 2016: $1,343
- 2021: $2,250
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most areas, with 19.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a jump of 17 percentage points since 2011. Similarly, 14.3% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well above the state figure.
14.3%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
19.5%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Boston splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (35%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 13%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Boston, the largest group is Under $650 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
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 Boston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422010/boston/topic/income