$701 ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $564
- 2016: $642
- 2021: $701
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lachlan · Suburb / Locality
Income in Lachlan
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Almost 44% of people in Lachlan earn under $650 a week, reflecting a community where most individuals have modest incomes. While household earnings are generally strong compared to the state average, a small number of high earners keep the overall wealth concentrated in few hands.
$1,759
▲ +45.1%
- $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 Lachlan — higher than 63% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,759 a week, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of $1,358. However, individual earnings are lower than in most areas, with the typical person taking home $701 weekly.
$1,759 ▲ +45.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,212
- 2016: $1,365
- 2021: $1,759
Median total household income per week.
$1,913 ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,440
- 2016: $1,528
- 2021: $1,913
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High incomes are uncommon here, as only 4.5% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure. Similarly, only 9.8% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, far below the 22.6% seen across Australia.
4.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Lachlan, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (27%) and Under $650 (15%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Lachlan, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Lachlan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60310/lachlan/topic/income