$671 ▲ +56.0%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $430
- 2016: $567
- 2021: $671
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Waverley - St Leonards · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Waverley - St Leonards
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Low weekly pay defines daily life in Waverley - St Leonards, where typical incomes are much lower than in most other areas. While earnings have risen since 2011, the typical household brings in $1,308 a week, which is well below the national figure.
$1,308
▲ +54.4%
- $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 Waverley - St Leonards — lower than 78% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,308, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure but well below the Australian average. Personal weekly earnings are also much lower than most areas at $671.
$1,308 ▲ +54.4%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $847
- 2016: $1,012
- 2021: $1,308
Median total household income per week.
$1,621 ▲ +62.6%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $997
- 2016: $1,208
- 2021: $1,621
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 10.4% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the national average of 22.6%. Just 4.0% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, though this is 3.2 percentage points higher than in 2011.
4.0%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.4%
Lower than 86% 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 Waverley - St Leonards, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and Under $650 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Waverley - St Leonards, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (12%).
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 Waverley - St Leonards [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/602011050/waverley-st-leonards/topic/income