$825 ▲ +46.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $562
- 2016: $656
- 2021: $825
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Brighton · Suburb / Locality
Income in Brighton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More people earn a higher personal income in Brighton than in most similar areas. While typical weekly pay for individuals is $825, the area has a smaller share of high-earners compared to the rest of the country. Most residents earn a modest amount, with a small minority reaching the highest income brackets.
$1,528
▲ +42.4%
- $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 Brighton — lower than 51% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,528, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure. Individual weekly earnings of $825 are higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure of $805.
$1,528 ▲ +42.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,073
- 2016: $1,243
- 2021: $1,528
Median total household income per week.
$1,798 ▲ +50.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,193
- 2016: $1,422
- 2021: $1,798
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in most areas, with only 12.7% of households making $3,000 or more a week. This is well below the Australian figure of 22.6%, and just 4.9% of people earn over $2,000 weekly.
4.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Brighton splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (38%) and $650–$1,499 (34%), with Under $650 at 15%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Brighton splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (45%) and Under $650 (40%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 15%.
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 Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60075/brighton/topic/income