$687 ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $565
- 2016: $684
- 2021: $687
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Forest · Suburb / Locality
Income in Forest
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Income levels in Forest have remained relatively steady since 2011, though they sit well below the national average. The typical household earns $1,321 a week, reflecting a local economy where few residents reach the highest earning brackets compared to the rest of the country.
$1,321
▲ +18.8%
- $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 Forest — lower than 66% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income of $1,321 a week is lower than in most areas and well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Similarly, personal weekly income is $687, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure of $701.
$1,321 ▲ +18.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,112
- 2016: $1,312
- 2021: $1,321
Median total household income per week.
$1,762 ▲ +37.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,281
- 2016: $1,652
- 2021: $1,762
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are scarce here, with only 5% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%. This is consistent with household data, where only 12.9% of homes earn $3,000 or more weekly.
5.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Forest splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (32%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Forest, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
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 Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60208/forest/topic/income