$625 ▲ +51.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $413
- 2016: $467
- 2021: $625
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Acton · Suburb / Locality
Income in Acton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Acton are well below the national figures, with the typical household earning $1,100. This is much lower than most similar areas, reflecting a community where high earners are rare and most residents live on modest means.
$1,100
▲ +36.3%
- $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 Acton — lower than 81% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,397 a week, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure of $1,720. Individual earnings are also lower than most areas, with a typical person in Acton bringing home $625 weekly.
$1,100 ▲ +36.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $807
- 2016: $853
- 2021: $1,100
Median total household income per week.
$1,397 ▲ +47.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $948
- 2016: $1,053
- 2021: $1,397
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are scarce here, with only 4.5% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the Australian figure of 22.6%. Nearly half of all residents earn under $650 a week.
3.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.5%
Lower than 86% 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 Acton, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (28%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Acton, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 37%.
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 Acton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60005/acton/topic/income