$421 ▲ +42.2%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $296
- 2016: $395
- 2021: $421
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cape Barren Island · Suburb / Locality
Income in Cape Barren Island
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Among the lowest income levels in the region, Cape Barren Island is a place where typical weekly earnings are far below state and national figures. Most residents live on a modest budget, with the usual household bringing in just $725 per week.
$725
▲ +116.4%
- $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 Cape Barren Island — lower than 97% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly incomes are far below the national figure across the board. The usual family earns $1,042, and the typical person makes $421, both of which are among the lowest figures for similar areas.
$725 ▲ +116.4%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $335
- 2016: $537
- 2021: $725
Median total household income per week.
$1,042 ▲ +42.2%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $733
- 2016: $849
- 2021: $1,042
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Income is quite low here, with 70% of people earning under $650 a week. No one in the area earns $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of 7.6%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.5%
Lower than 65% 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 Cape Barren Island, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 67%; Under $650 is next at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cape Barren Island, Under $650 is the majority at 74%; $650–$1,499 is next at 26%.
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 Cape Barren Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60095/cape-barren-island/topic/income