$673 ▲ +47.9%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $455
- 2016: $546
- 2021: $673
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Penguin - Sulphur Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Penguin - Sulphur Creek
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all people in Penguin - Sulphur Creek earn under $650 a week. While typical incomes have risen since 2011, the area generally earns much less than most other parts of the country.
$1,346
▲ +46.1%
- $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 Penguin - Sulphur Creek — lower than 75% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,346 a week, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure but well below the national average. Personal weekly income is also much lower than most areas, sitting at $673.
$1,346 ▲ +46.1%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $921
- 2016: $1,087
- 2021: $1,346
Median total household income per week.
$1,735 ▲ +46.8%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,182
- 2016: $1,356
- 2021: $1,735
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across Australia, with 13.7% of households earning $3,000 or more per week. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 4.1% of households reached that level.
7.7%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.7%
Lower than 73% 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 →Penguin - Sulphur Creek splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Penguin - Sulphur Creek, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
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 Penguin - Sulphur Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011079/penguin-sulphur-creek/topic/income