Income

Household income

About this topic

Household income shows the combined gross income reported for households. Because households are the common economic unit for sharing housing and living costs, this topic is widely used in socio-economic analysis.

This topic helps indicate economic resources, but income is not the same as wealth and can be strongly affected by household composition, retirement, and labour force participation. The dollar ranges are shown for the latest Census year only, so household income quartiles are more suitable for comparisons over time.

Interpretation notes

  • Total household income combines gross weekly income reported for the household and is affected by how many people contribute income.
  • Because it is not adjusted for household size or composition, it should not be treated as a direct measure of living standards.

Key insight

In 2021, $2,000 to $2,499 was the most common household-income band among households in Mount Barker (DC), accounting for 12.9% (1,887 households). This share was higher than Greater Adelaide (11.1%).

Section overview

Weekly household income

Mount Barker (DC) - Total households (Enumerated)

This table summarises household income for Mount Barker (DC) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Adelaide.

Chart view

Weekly household income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Mount Barker (DC), with comparison markers for Greater Adelaide.

Mount Barker (DC)
Greater Adelaide

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

123

% of total

0.8%

1 To 149

2021 count

67

% of total

0.5%

150 To 299

2021 count

125

% of total

0.9%

300 To 399

2021 count

236

% of total

1.6%

400 To 499

2021 count

764

% of total

5.2%

500 To 649

2021 count

646

% of total

4.4%

650 To 799

2021 count

866

% of total

5.9%

800 To 999

2021 count

950

% of total

6.5%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

1,040

% of total

7.1%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

1,062

% of total

7.3%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

849

% of total

5.8%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

859

% of total

5.9%

2000 To 2499

2021 count

1,887

% of total

12.9%

2500 To 2999

2021 count

1,228

% of total

8.4%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

953

% of total

6.5%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

583

% of total

4.0%

4000 To 4499

2021 count

266

% of total

1.8%

4500 To 4999

2021 count

412

% of total

2.8%

5000 To 5999

2021 count

251

% of total

1.7%

6000 To 7999

2021 count

210

% of total

1.4%

8000 Or More

2021 count

62

% of total

0.4%

Not stated

2021 count

1,174

% of total

8.0%

Data table

Household income for Mount Barker (DC). Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Adelaide.

Household income for Mount Barker (DC). Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Adelaide.
Household income for Mount Barker (DC). Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Adelaide.
Category2021 count2021 %Greater Adelaide %
Negative Nil Income1230.8%1.5%
1 To 149670.5%0.6%
150 To 2991250.9%1.4%
300 To 3992361.6%2.5%
400 To 4997645.2%6.4%
500 To 6496464.4%4.8%
650 To 7998665.9%6.3%
800 To 9999506.5%6.8%
1000 To 12491,0407.1%7.7%
1250 To 14991,0627.3%7.7%
1500 To 17498495.8%5.9%
1750 To 19998595.9%5.6%
2000 To 24991,88712.9%11.1%
2500 To 29991,2288.4%7.2%
3000 To 34999536.5%5.7%
3500 To 39995834.0%3.5%
4000 To 44992661.8%1.9%
4500 To 49994122.8%2.9%
5000 To 59992511.7%2.0%
6000 To 79992101.4%1.6%
8000 Or More620.4%0.6%
Not stated1,1748.0%6.3%
Total14,613100.0%100.0%