$635 ▲ +39.3%
Lower than 92% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $456
- 2016: $523
- 2021: $635
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
West and North West · Region (SA4)
Income in West and North West
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has climbed steadily in West and North West, with typical family incomes rising by $448 since 2011. Despite these gains, the area remains one of the lowest earning regions in the country, with typical household weekly incomes well below the national figure.
$1,195
▲ +37.8%
- $1,000–$1,063: 0 areas
- $1,063–$1,125: 1 area
- $1,125–$1,188: 4 areas
- $1,188–$1,250: 1 area
- $1,250–$1,313: 7 areas
- $1,313–$1,375: 8 areas
- $1,375–$1,438: 6 areas
- $1,438–$1,500: 4 areas
- $1,500–$1,563: 7 areas
- $1,563–$1,625: 6 areas
- $1,625–$1,688: 4 areas
- $1,688–$1,750: 6 areas
- $1,750–$1,813: 3 areas
- $1,813–$1,875: 6 areas
- $1,875–$1,938: 6 areas
- $1,938–$2,000: 1 area
- $2,000–$2,063: 4 areas
- $2,063–$2,125: 1 area
- $2,125–$2,188: 2 areas
- $2,188–$2,250: 4 areas
- $2,250–$2,313: 3 areas
- $2,313–$2,375: 2 areas
- $2,375–$2,438: 1 area
- $2,438–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,563: 1 area
- $2,563–$2,625: 2 areas
- $2,625–$2,688: 0 areas
- $2,688–$2,750: 2 areas
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is West and North West — lower than 97% of areas.
| West and North West | $1,195 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | $1,225 |
| Tasmania | $1,358 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,195, which is among the lowest at this level and well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Typical personal weekly pay is also among the lowest at $635, falling a little below the Tasmanian figure of $701.
$1,195 ▲ +37.8%
Lower than 97% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $867
- 2016: $990
- 2021: $1,195
Median total household income per week.
$1,538 ▲ +41.1%
Lower than 92% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,090
- 2016: $1,274
- 2021: $1,538
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 10.3% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure that is far below the national average of 22.6%. This gap is reflected in personal earnings, where only 6.2% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is much lower than most areas.
6.2%
Lower than 85% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.3%
Lower than 97% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In West and North West, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In West and North West, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.
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 West and North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/604/west-and-north-west/topic/income