$675 ▲ +38.0%
Lower than 88% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $489
- 2016: $558
- 2021: $675
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bass · Federal Electorate
Income in Bass
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes of $1,638 are much lower than most areas in Bass, though this is nearly the same as the Tasmanian figure. While pay is well below the national average, typical incomes for families, households, and individuals have all risen since 2011.
$1,290
▲ +39.3%
- $1,000–$1,071: 0 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 1 area
- $1,143–$1,214: 4 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 9 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 5 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 7 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 13 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 11 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 12 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 11 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 9 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 10 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 18 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 8 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 1 area
- $2,071–$2,143: 8 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 6 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 3 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 6 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 5 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 0 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 1 area
- $2,643–$2,714: 2 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 1 area
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 2 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bass — lower than 93% of areas.
| Bass | $1,290 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | $1,225 |
| Tasmania | $1,358 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,290, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal weekly income is $675, a little below the national average and about the same as the state figure.
$1,290 ▲ +39.3%
Lower than 93% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $926
- 2016: $1,053
- 2021: $1,290
Median total household income per week.
$1,638 ▲ +37.3%
Lower than 91% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,193
- 2016: $1,372
- 2021: $1,638
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 12.6% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure well below the Australian average of 22.6%. This is consistent with personal earnings, as only 6.9% of people in the area earn $2,000 or more weekly.
6.9%
Lower than 81% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.6%
Lower than 91% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Bass, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 35%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Bass, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Bass [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED601/bass/topic/income