Income

Individual income

About this topic

Individual income shows the gross amount of personal income usually received by people aged 15 years and over. It includes wages, salaries, government payments, and other income reported in the Census.

This topic is useful for understanding the distribution of personal incomes across an area, but it is a point-in-time snapshot rather than a measure of wealth. The dollar ranges are presented for the latest Census year only, so quartile-based income topics are better for comparing income profiles over time.

Interpretation notes

  • Total personal income is weekly gross income usually received by people aged 15 years and over.
  • Income is not the same as wealth, and fixed dollar ranges are less reliable for over-time comparison because prices and wages change.

Key insight

In 2021, 1000 To 1249 was the most common category among residents aged 15 and over in Adelaide Plains, accounting for 10.3% (828 people). This share was higher than Regional SA (8.7%).

Section overview

Weekly individual income

Adelaide Plains - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)

This table summarises individual income for Adelaide Plains in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional SA.

Chart view

Weekly individual income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Adelaide Plains, with comparison markers for Regional SA.

Adelaide Plains
Regional SA

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

694

% of total

8.7%

1 To 149

2021 count

237

% of total

3.0%

150 To 299

2021 count

373

% of total

4.7%

300 To 399

2021 count

684

% of total

8.6%

400 To 499

2021 count

666

% of total

8.3%

500 To 649

2021 count

566

% of total

7.1%

650 To 799

2021 count

659

% of total

8.2%

800 To 999

2021 count

799

% of total

10.0%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

828

% of total

10.3%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

615

% of total

7.7%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

440

% of total

5.5%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

299

% of total

3.7%

2000 To 2999

2021 count

361

% of total

4.5%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

61

% of total

0.8%

3500 Or More

2021 count

77

% of total

1.0%

Not Stated

2021 count

641

% of total

8.0%

Data table

Individual income for Adelaide Plains. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional SA.

Individual income for Adelaide Plains. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional SA.
Individual income for Adelaide Plains. Weekly individual income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional SA.
Category2021 count2021 %Regional SA %
Negative Nil Income6948.7%6.4%
1 To 1492373.0%3.2%
150 To 2993734.7%5.7%
300 To 3996848.6%10.8%
400 To 4996668.3%10.8%
500 To 6495667.1%8.9%
650 To 7996598.2%8.2%
800 To 99979910.0%8.7%
1000 To 124982810.3%8.7%
1250 To 14996157.7%5.7%
1500 To 17494405.5%4.6%
1750 To 19992993.7%3.1%
2000 To 29993614.5%4.3%
3000 To 3499610.8%0.8%
3500 Or More771.0%1.3%
Not Stated6418.0%8.8%
Total8,000100.0%100.0%