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 Unley (C), accounting for 10.3% (1,614 households). This share was lower than Greater Adelaide (11.1%).

Section overview

Weekly household income

Unley (C) - Total households (Enumerated)

This table summarises household income for Unley (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Adelaide.

Chart view

Weekly household income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Unley (C), with comparison markers for Greater Adelaide.

Unley (C)
Greater Adelaide

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

216

% of total

1.4%

1 To 149

2021 count

93

% of total

0.6%

150 To 299

2021 count

183

% of total

1.2%

300 To 399

2021 count

303

% of total

1.9%

400 To 499

2021 count

770

% of total

4.9%

500 To 649

2021 count

685

% of total

4.4%

650 To 799

2021 count

726

% of total

4.6%

800 To 999

2021 count

824

% of total

5.3%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

1,066

% of total

6.8%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

981

% of total

6.3%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

784

% of total

5.0%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

797

% of total

5.1%

2000 To 2499

2021 count

1,614

% of total

10.3%

2500 To 2999

2021 count

967

% of total

6.2%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

919

% of total

5.9%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

687

% of total

4.4%

4000 To 4499

2021 count

356

% of total

2.3%

4500 To 4999

2021 count

977

% of total

6.2%

5000 To 5999

2021 count

724

% of total

4.6%

6000 To 7999

2021 count

813

% of total

5.2%

8000 Or More

2021 count

336

% of total

2.1%

Not stated

2021 count

830

% of total

5.3%

Data table

Household income for Unley (C). Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Adelaide.

Household income for Unley (C). Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Adelaide.
Household income for Unley (C). Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Adelaide.
Category2021 count2021 %Greater Adelaide %
Negative Nil Income2161.4%1.5%
1 To 149930.6%0.6%
150 To 2991831.2%1.4%
300 To 3993031.9%2.5%
400 To 4997704.9%6.4%
500 To 6496854.4%4.8%
650 To 7997264.6%6.3%
800 To 9998245.3%6.8%
1000 To 12491,0666.8%7.7%
1250 To 14999816.3%7.7%
1500 To 17497845.0%5.9%
1750 To 19997975.1%5.6%
2000 To 24991,61410.3%11.1%
2500 To 29999676.2%7.2%
3000 To 34999195.9%5.7%
3500 To 39996874.4%3.5%
4000 To 44993562.3%1.9%
4500 To 49999776.2%2.9%
5000 To 59997244.6%2.0%
6000 To 79998135.2%1.6%
8000 Or More3362.1%0.6%
Not stated8305.3%6.3%
Total15,651100.0%100.0%