$509 ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $374
- 2016: $462
- 2021: $509
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Tasman · Council (LGA)
Income in Tasman
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay for families in Tasman has risen by $390 since 2011, though earnings remain very low. The area now sees a typical family income of $1,174, which is far below the national figure.
$863
▲ +26.4%
- $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 Tasman — lower than 99% of areas.
| Tasman | $863 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | $1,225 |
| Tasmania | $1,358 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $863, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of $1,358 and far below the Australian typical of $1,746. Personal incomes are also among the lowest in the region at $509 a week.
$863 ▲ +26.4%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $683
- 2016: $788
- 2021: $863
Median total household income per week.
$1,174 ▲ +49.7%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $784
- 2016: $985
- 2021: $1,174
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 4.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the Australian 22.6%. More than half of all individuals earn under $650 weekly, though the share of people earning $2,000 or more rose slightly to 4.1% since 2011.
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.
4.6%
Lower than 99% 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 Tasman, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Tasman, Under $650 is the majority at 60%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.
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 Tasman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA65210/tasman/topic/income