$537 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $490
- 2021: $537
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Castle Forbes Bay · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower typical incomes define Castle Forbes Bay, where the usual weekly personal income is just $537. This is well below the national figure and represents a community where most people earn significantly less than the Australian average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Castle Forbes Bay — lower than 73% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly household incomes are typically $1,221, which is a little below the Tasmania figure. Family incomes are also lower than most areas, with a typical weekly amount of $1,416.
$537 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,221 —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,416 —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 6.8% of households make $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the Australian average of 22.6%. Almost half of all individuals earn under $650 weekly.
7.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Castle Forbes Bay, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 44%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (26%) and Under $650 (22%).
In Castle Forbes Bay, Under $650 is the majority at 58%; $650–$1,499 is next at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Castle Forbes Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60102/castle-forbes-bay/topic/income