$508 ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $438
- 2016: $472
- 2021: $508
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Glenorchy · Suburb / Locality
Income in Glenorchy
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay across Glenorchy has stayed significantly lower than the state and national figures since 2011. The typical family earns just $1,281 a week, which is far below the Victorian average of $2,136. This gap highlights a community where most residents live on a much tighter budget than the rest of the country.
$1,020
▲ +16.2%
- $500–$607: 251 areas
- $607–$714: 144 areas
- $714–$821: 425 areas
- $821–$929: 720 areas
- $929–$1,036: 656 areas
- $1,036–$1,143: 1059 areas
- $1,143–$1,250: 924 areas
- $1,250–$1,357: 1035 areas
- $1,357–$1,464: 1449 areas
- $1,464–$1,571: 885 areas
- $1,571–$1,679: 1023 areas
- $1,679–$1,786: 697 areas
- $1,786–$1,893: 1085 areas
- $1,893–$2,000: 633 areas
- $2,000–$2,107: 664 areas
- $2,107–$2,214: 622 areas
- $2,214–$2,321: 678 areas
- $2,321–$2,429: 379 areas
- $2,429–$2,536: 214 areas
- $2,536–$2,643: 221 areas
- $2,643–$2,750: 148 areas
- $2,750–$2,857: 192 areas
- $2,857–$2,964: 80 areas
- $2,964–$3,071: 82 areas
- $3,071–$3,179: 72 areas
- $3,179–$3,286: 96 areas
- $3,286–$3,393: 32 areas
- $3,393–$3,500: 211 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Glenorchy — lower than 86% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,020, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal earnings are also well below the national average, with the typical person bringing home $508 a week.
$1,020 ▲ +16.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $878
- 2016: $1,050
- 2021: $1,020
Median total household income per week.
$1,281 ▲ +35.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $949
- 2016: $1,187
- 2021: $1,281
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 13.2% of households making $3,000 or more a week, well below the 22.7% seen across Victoria. This is reflected in the personal data, where 40.7% of people earn under $650 a week.
8.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Glenorchy, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 57%; Under $650 is next at 14%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Glenorchy, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 38%.
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 Glenorchy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21041/glenorchy/topic/income