RDA Murraylands and Riverland region

Sources of income

Households in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region have a higher amount of disposable income compared to South Australia.

Household disposable income is a measure of the amount of income available to an average household in the area. It varies depending on the jobs held by the residents, amount of property and business income, and cash benefits provided by government, which are related to the socio-economic status of the area. Areas with high unemployment, large numbers of retirees and others out of the workforce may have a high cash benefits component.

This information gives an insight into both the sources of income and how much your residents have available to spend in the area. This dataset should be viewed in conjunction with Worker productivity, Local workers income data, and Gross Regional Product data on the size of the residential economy.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Sources of income per household
RDA Murraylands and Riverland region2021/222016/17Change
Economic measure$South Australia$$ South Australia$2016/17 to 2021/22
Wages & salaries60,230.1178,034.8153,777.3371,511.32+6,453
Property income12,148.8415,346.0311,730.3915,982.80+418
Business income51,895.6916,662.6238,857.1816,382.01+13,039
Superannuation8,219.539,639.017,199.969,415.50+1,020
Cash benefits23,731.2018,835.0822,740.3818,386.91+991
Total income before tax156,225.37138,517.56134,305.23131,678.53+21,920
Tax paid-22,219.74-20,770.52-17,095.10-18,547.97-5,125
Interest paid-3,316.70-4,852.21-5,614.34-7,871.96+2,298
Other payments/statistical discrepancy13,431.0511,016.4913,128.2912,066.25+303
Total disposable income144,119.99124,011.31124,724.08117,424.86+19,396
Ratio of cash benefits to tax paid1.070.911.330.990

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions).Data are based on a 2020/21 price base for all years. NIEIR-ID data are inflation adjusted each year to allow direct comparison, and annual data releases adjust previous years’ figures to a new base year.Learn more

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RDA Murraylands and Riverland

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