$548 ▲ +17.8%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $465
- 2016: $469
- 2021: $548
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
West Coast · Council (LGA)
Income in West Coast
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly personal earnings have risen by $83 since 2011 in the West Coast, though overall pay remains low. The typical household here earns just $958 a week, which is far below the national figure. This makes it one of the lowest income areas in the region.
$958
▼ -0.8%
- $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 West Coast — lower than 94% of areas.
| West Coast | $958 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | $1,225 |
| Tasmania | $1,358 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,406, which is a little below the Tasmanian average and well below the Australian figure. Personal weekly income is $548, much lower than most similar areas.
$958 ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $966
- 2016: $910
- 2021: $958
Median total household income per week.
$1,406 ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,284
- 2016: $1,258
- 2021: $1,406
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 8.5% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure that is far below the national average of 22.6%. Meanwhile, almost half of all individuals earn under $650 per week.
8.1%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.5%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →West Coast splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (33%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 24%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In West Coast, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 26%.
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 West Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA65610/west-coast/topic/income