$551 ▲ +38.4%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $398
- 2016: $483
- 2021: $551
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cygnet · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Cygnet
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Low weekly pay is a common experience in Cygnet, where typical household earnings are well below state and national figures. While incomes have climbed since 2011, the area remains among the lowest-earning for its type, with over half of all people earning under $650 a week.
$1,077
▲ +39.3%
- $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 Cygnet — lower than 93% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly family income typically reaches $1,331, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of $1,720. Personal incomes are also among the lowest at this level, with the usual person earning $551 a week.
$1,077 ▲ +39.3%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $773
- 2016: $904
- 2021: $1,077
Median total household income per week.
$1,331 ▲ +43.6%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $927
- 2016: $1,113
- 2021: $1,331
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 9.4% of households make $3,000 or more weekly, which is far below the Australian average of 22.6%. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 2% of households reached that level.
5.4%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.4%
Lower than 89% 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 Cygnet, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 41%, followed by Under $650 (26%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cygnet, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 30%.
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 Cygnet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/603021070/cygnet/topic/income