$514 —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $492
- 2021: $514
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Kelso · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Kelso are well below the state and national figures, which is a striking gap for the area. The typical family earns just $1,350 a week, a figure far lower than most other areas in the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kelso — lower than 86% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $514, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of $701. Household incomes are also much lower than most areas, with a typical weekly total of $1,025.
$514 —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,025 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,350 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with 0.0% of people earning $2,000 or more a week. Only 5.8% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is far below the national figure of 22.6%.
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.
5.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Kelso, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 45%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (20%).
In Kelso, Under $650 is the majority at 64%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Kelso [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60300/kelso/topic/income