$783 ▲ +43.9%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $544
- 2016: $619
- 2021: $783
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Newstead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Newstead have climbed significantly since 2011, with typical family incomes rising by $727 over the decade. This growth is reflected in the local workforce, as the share of people earning $2,000 or more per week rose by 6.9 percentage points to reach 12.5%.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Newstead — lower than 68% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $2,117 a week, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure and about the same as the national average. However, typical household income is lower than most areas at $1,452, while personal income sits around the middle for its level at $783.
$783 ▲ +43.9%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,452 ▲ +50.0%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total household income per week.
$2,117 ▲ +52.3%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in the rest of the state, with 19.8% of households bringing in at least $3,000 a week. This is well above the Tasmanian figure of 13.9% and represents a 12 percentage point increase since 2011.
12.5%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
19.8%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Newstead splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (27%), with Under $650 at 21%.
In Newstead, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Newstead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011042/newstead/topic/income