$662 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $545
- 2021: $662
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Douglas River · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower typical incomes than most similar areas define Douglas River, where the usual family earns $1,458 a week. This figure is well below the national average of $2,120, reflecting a general trend of lower earnings across the local community.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Douglas River — lower than 68% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income is $1,291, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure. Personal weekly income is $662, which is also about the same as the state average but a little below the national figure of $805.
$662 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,291 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,458 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 6.1% of residents earn $2,000 or more per week, which is well below the Australian average of 12.5%. Most people here earn between $650 and $1,499 weekly, accounting for 42.9% of the population.
6.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
In Douglas River, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 59%; Under $650 is next at 24%.
In Douglas River, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 48%, followed by Under $650 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (9%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Douglas River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60163/douglas-river/topic/income