Limestone Coast region

Resident workers - Individual income

The Limestone Coast region labour force have a similar proportion of persons with high incomes ($1,750 or more per week) than South Australia.

The Individual Income levels of the local resident workers are directly linked to their knowledge, experience, qualifications, occupation and skill levels.

Income statistics the Limestone Coast region, when analysed with other data sources, such as Age structure, Qualification , Hours worked and Occupations , help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the Limestone Coast region. This also indicates what knowledge and skill levels industry can draw upon locally.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers individual income
Limestone Coast region - Persons2021
Gross weekly individual incomeNumber%. South Australia%
Negative Income/ Nil income2960.90.6
$1 - $1491,0013.22.9
$150 - $2999463.03.2
$300 - $3991,0323.33.3
$400 - $4991,4874.74.3
$500 - $6492,5348.07.2
$650 - $7993,42510.99.1
$800 - $9994,74715.112.5
$1,000 - $1,2494,89715.514.7
$1,250 - $1,4993,17210.110.9
$1,500 - $1,7492,5758.29.0
$1,750 - $1,9991,7275.56.5
$2,000 - $2,9992,1967.09.9
$3,000 - $3,4993511.11.9
$3,500 or more7032.23.2
Not stated4051.30.9
Total Persons31,494100.0100.0
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the resident workers individual income levels in the Limestone Coast region in 2021 compared to South Australia shows that there was a similar proportion earning a high income (those earning $1,750 per week or more) as well as a similar proportion of low income persons (those earning less than $500 per week).

Overall, 14.9% of the resident workers earned a high income, and 15.1% earned a low income, compared with 19.1% and 14.3% respectively for Victoria.

The major differences between the weekly income of the resident workers in the Limestone Coast region and South Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $2,000 - $2,999 (7.0% compared to 9.9%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers earned $800 - $999 (15.1% compared to 12.5%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers earned $650 - $799 (10.9% compared to 9.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $1,750 - $1,999 (5.5% compared to 6.5%)

RDA Limestone Coast Region

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