$845 ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $624
- 2016: $707
- 2021: $845
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
King Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in King Island
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than a third of people on King Island typically earn between $650 and $1,499 a week. While weekly pay has risen since 2011, typical household and family incomes remain well below the national figures.
$1,330
▲ +39.7%
- $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 King Island — lower than 77% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,330, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of $1,746. In contrast, the typical personal weekly income of $845 is a little above the Tasmanian figure of $701.
$1,330 ▲ +39.7%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $952
- 2016: $1,199
- 2021: $1,330
Median total household income per week.
$1,719 ▲ +26.4%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,360
- 2016: $1,642
- 2021: $1,719
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Few households earn $3,000 or more a week (12%), a figure that is far below the Australian average. However, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more a week has risen to 9.1%, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure.
9.1%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.0%
Lower than 80% 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 →King Island splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (32%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →King Island splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (41%) and Under $650 (39%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 16%.
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 King Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604031093/king-island/topic/income