$501 ▲ +22.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $410
- 2016: $460
- 2021: $501
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Dover · Suburb / Locality
Income in Dover
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Dover, where the typical household earns just $962 a week. This is well below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average, highlighting a community with significantly lower earning power than the rest of the country.
$962
▲ +31.2%
- $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 Dover — lower than 88% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Dover earns $1,434 a week, which is a little below the state average and well below the national figure. Personal earnings are also low, with the typical person bringing home $501 weekly.
$962 ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $733
- 2016: $855
- 2021: $962
Median total household income per week.
$1,434 ▲ +53.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $937
- 2016: $1,114
- 2021: $1,434
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 8% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the Australian average of 22.6%. This gap is mirrored in personal earnings, where only 5.3% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is lower than most other areas.
5.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Dover splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (36%) and Under $650 (31%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 24%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Dover, Under $650 is the majority at 59%; $650–$1,499 is next at 28%.
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 Dover [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60165/dover/topic/income