$726 ▲ +40.7%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $516
- 2016: $587
- 2021: $726
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sorell · Council (LGA)
Income in Sorell
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A weekly typical family income of $1,719 marks the current financial standing of Sorell. While this is about the same as the Tasmanian figure, it remains a little below the national average. Since 2011, family earnings in the area have risen by $535.
$1,400
▲ +47.5%
- $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 Sorell — higher than 50% of areas.
| Sorell | $1,400 |
|---|---|
| Greater Hobart | $1,542 |
| Tasmania | $1,358 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,400 a week, which is about the same as the state average. Personal weekly income is $726, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas and has risen $210 since 2011.
$1,400 ▲ +47.5%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $949
- 2016: $1,132
- 2021: $1,400
Median total household income per week.
$1,719 ▲ +45.2%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,184
- 2016: $1,391
- 2021: $1,719
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 11.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.6%. This gap is also seen in personal pay, where people earning over $2,000 weekly are much lower than in most areas.
6.0%
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.7%
Lower than 65% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Sorell splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (34%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Sorell, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
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 Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA64810/sorell/topic/income