$583 ▲ +48.3%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $393
- 2016: $478
- 2021: $583
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Dorset · Council (LGA)
Income in Dorset
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Dorset rose by $436 since 2011, but the area remains much lower than most others. The typical family now earns $1,358 a week, which is well below the state and national figures.
$1,039
▲ +41.6%
- $500–$589: 0 areas
- $589–$679: 0 areas
- $679–$768: 6 areas
- $768–$857: 8 areas
- $857–$946: 10 areas
- $946–$1,036: 23 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 40 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 59 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 62 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 65 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 47 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 31 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 31 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 27 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 22 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 25 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 18 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 20 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 9 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 9 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 11 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 3 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 5 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 2 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 0 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 1 area
- $2,821–$2,911: 4 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 12 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Dorset — lower than 89% of areas.
| Dorset | $1,039 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | $1,225 |
| Tasmania | $1,358 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal incomes are much lower than most areas at $583, a little below the Tasmania figure. Household incomes follow a similar pattern, with the typical weekly amount of $1,039 sitting far below the Australian figure of $1,746.
$1,039 ▲ +41.6%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $734
- 2016: $822
- 2021: $1,039
Median total household income per week.
$1,358 ▲ +47.3%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $922
- 2016: $1,114
- 2021: $1,358
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 7.9% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% national figure. This is consistent with personal income, where only 4.1% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
4.1%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.9%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Dorset, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by Under $650 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Dorset, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Dorset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA61810/dorset/topic/income