$845 ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $671
- 2016: $736
- 2021: $845
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Hobart · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Hobart
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over a third of people in Hobart earn under $650 a week, yet the area is generally well-off. Typical family incomes are well above the Tasmanian average, and the number of high-earning households has grown significantly over the last decade.
$1,741
▲ +40.6%
- $500–$607: 7 areas
- $607–$714: 1 area
- $714–$821: 8 areas
- $821–$929: 26 areas
- $929–$1,036: 69 areas
- $1,036–$1,143: 119 areas
- $1,143–$1,250: 181 areas
- $1,250–$1,357: 182 areas
- $1,357–$1,464: 220 areas
- $1,464–$1,571: 146 areas
- $1,571–$1,679: 154 areas
- $1,679–$1,786: 149 areas
- $1,786–$1,893: 158 areas
- $1,893–$2,000: 152 areas
- $2,000–$2,107: 188 areas
- $2,107–$2,214: 145 areas
- $2,214–$2,321: 129 areas
- $2,321–$2,429: 109 areas
- $2,429–$2,536: 56 areas
- $2,536–$2,643: 52 areas
- $2,643–$2,750: 31 areas
- $2,750–$2,857: 29 areas
- $2,857–$2,964: 18 areas
- $2,964–$3,071: 23 areas
- $3,071–$3,179: 19 areas
- $3,179–$3,286: 11 areas
- $3,286–$3,393: 10 areas
- $3,393–$3,500: 22 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Hobart — higher than 50% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income in Hobart is $2,222, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of $1,720. This has risen by $455 since 2011, while typical personal weekly earnings are now $845.
$1,741 ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,238
- 2016: $1,384
- 2021: $1,741
Median total household income per week.
$2,222 ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,767
- 2016: $1,959
- 2021: $2,222
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
The number of households earning $3,000 or more a week rose 13 percentage points since 2011 to reach 23.0%. At the same time, 13.1% of people in Hobart earn $2,000 or more weekly, a figure higher than most areas.
13.1%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
23.0%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Hobart, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 32%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and Under $650 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Hobart splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (40%) and $650–$1,499 (35%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 19%.
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 Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601051027/hobart/topic/income