$602 ▲ +42.3%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $423
- 2016: $509
- 2021: $602
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Somerset · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Somerset
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Somerset are well below the national figure, with the typical home earning $1,100. This gap is a defining feature of the area, though typical incomes have risen since 2011 across family, household, and personal levels.
$1,100
▲ +38.4%
- $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 Somerset — lower than 92% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,463 a week, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure of $1,720 and well below the Australian typical income. Personal weekly earnings are also much lower than most areas at $602.
$1,100 ▲ +38.4%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $795
- 2016: $922
- 2021: $1,100
Median total household income per week.
$1,463 ▲ +42.2%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,029
- 2016: $1,216
- 2021: $1,463
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 9.4% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the national figure of 22.6%. Meanwhile, nearly half of all individuals earn under $650 weekly.
5.9%
Lower than 80% 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 Somerset, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and Under $650 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Somerset, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Somerset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011081/somerset/topic/income