$29 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Detention · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Detention are far below both the state and national figures. The typical household earns just $131 a week, which is much lower than the Tasmanian average of $1,358.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Detention — lower than 99% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly incomes are among the lowest in the region, with families earning $112 and individuals making just $29. These figures are far below the national figures for families and individuals.
$29 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$131 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$112 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Income is very low across the board, as 96.4% of people earn under $650 a week. No one in the area earns $2,000 or more weekly, a figure far below the 12.5% seen across Australia.
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.
In Detention, Under $650 is the majority at 100%.
In Detention, Under $650 is the majority at 100%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Detention [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60153/detention/topic/income