$661 ▲ +53.4%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $431
- 2016: $533
- 2021: $661
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Southern Midlands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Southern Midlands
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Southern Midlands are much lower than in most other similar areas. While typical earnings have risen since 2011, the area remains well below the national average. The typical family now earns $1,601 a week.
$1,330
▲ +52.7%
- $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 Southern Midlands — lower than 77% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,330, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure but well below the Australian average. Personal weekly incomes are also much lower than most areas at $661, though this has risen by $230 since 2011.
$1,330 ▲ +52.7%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $871
- 2016: $1,048
- 2021: $1,330
Median total household income per week.
$1,601 ▲ +54.2%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,038
- 2016: $1,271
- 2021: $1,601
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 11.7% of households earning over $3,000 a week, a figure far below the national rate of 22.6%. This is consistent with personal income trends, where only 5% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
5.0%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.7%
Lower than 81% 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 →Southern Midlands splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Southern Midlands, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) 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 Southern Midlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603011067/southern-midlands/topic/income