Latrobe · Council (LGA)

Income in Latrobe

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Nearly half of all people in Latrobe earn less than $650 a week. This is a low-income area where typical earnings sit well below the national figures, though most income levels have risen since 2011.

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📍 Latrobe, Council (LGA)

Where Latrobe sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,256 ▲ +36.1%
  • $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 Latrobe — lower than 68% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Latrobe$1,256
Rest of Tas. $1,225
Tasmania $1,358
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly family income is $1,534, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of $2,120. A typical person in Latrobe earns $645 a week, a figure that is about the same as the Tasmanian average.

$645 ▲ +34.4%

Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: $480
  • 2016: $555
  • 2021: $645

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,256 ▲ +36.1%

Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: $923
  • 2016: $1,078
  • 2021: $1,256

Median total household income per week.

$1,534 ▲ +35.0%

Lower than 74% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: $1,136
  • 2016: $1,320
  • 2021: $1,534

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

Only 11.2% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% national average. While this is lower than most areas, the proportion of high-earning households rose by 7.7 percentage points since 2011.

Household income distribution

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In Latrobe, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 38%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (21%).

Personal income distribution

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In Latrobe, Under $650 is the majority at 50%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.

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 Latrobe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA63810/latrobe/topic/income