$596 ▲ +41.6%
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $421
- 2016: $491
- 2021: $596
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
North East · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in North East
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes of $1,426 are among the lowest for this type of area, marking North East as a low-earning region. These figures are well below the national average, though typical earnings across the area have risen since 2011.
$1,100
▲ +35.8%
- $1,000–$1,071: 11 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 16 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 20 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 20 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 18 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 27 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 21 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 18 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 18 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 22 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 15 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 17 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 18 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 18 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 14 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 7 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 9 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 9 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 9 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 5 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 4 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 1 area
- $2,643–$2,714: 2 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 4 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 2 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 1 area
- $2,929–$3,000: 8 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is North East — lower than 96% of areas.
| North East | $1,100 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | $1,225 |
| Tasmania | $1,358 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,100 a week, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure of $1,358 and well below the Australian average of $1,746. Typical personal weekly income is also among the lowest at $596, though this has risen by $175 since 2011.
$1,100 ▲ +35.8%
Lower than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $810
- 2016: $920
- 2021: $1,100
Median total household income per week.
$1,426 ▲ +43.0%
Lower than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $997
- 2016: $1,195
- 2021: $1,426
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 9.1% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the national average of 22.6%. Similarly, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more a week is much lower than most areas at 5.3%.
5.3%
Lower than 90% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.1%
Lower than 96% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In North East, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 38%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (26%) and Under $650 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In North East, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 North East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/60203/north-east/topic/income