$691 ▲ +41.9%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $487
- 2016: $561
- 2021: $691
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Glenorchy · Council (LGA)
Income in Glenorchy
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Glenorchy are well below the national figure, with a typical family earning $1,632. While these earnings are about the same as the Tasmania average, they sit far behind the Australian typical of $2,120. Most residents earn modest amounts, though incomes have risen across the board since 2011.
$1,325
▲ +52.5%
- $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 Glenorchy — lower than 57% of areas.
| Glenorchy | $1,325 |
|---|---|
| Greater Hobart | $1,542 |
| Tasmania | $1,358 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,325, which is around the middle for similar areas and about the same as the state average. Individual earnings are also lower than most areas, with the typical person in Glenorchy taking home $691 a week.
$1,325 ▲ +52.5%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $869
- 2016: $1,019
- 2021: $1,325
Median total household income per week.
$1,632 ▲ +44.9%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,126
- 2016: $1,321
- 2021: $1,632
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 4.6% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure. However, the share of households earning over $3,000 weekly rose to 11.5% since 2011, though this remains far below the Australian average of 22.6%.
4.6%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.5%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Glenorchy splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Glenorchy, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (39%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
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 Glenorchy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA62610/glenorchy/topic/income