$571 ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $633
- 2016: $504
- 2021: $571
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Low Head · Suburb / Locality
Income in Low Head
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical household incomes in Low Head are far below the national figure, with a usual weekly income of just $983. This makes the area much lower than most similar places across the country. Financial levels here generally sit below both the Tasmanian and Australian averages.
$983
▲ +15.1%
- $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 Low Head — lower than 87% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,437 a week, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure and well below the national average. Personal weekly incomes are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $571.
$983 ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $854
- 2016: $1,010
- 2021: $983
Median total household income per week.
$1,437 ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,458
- 2016: $1,562
- 2021: $1,437
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across Australia, as only 7.3% of people earn $2,000 or more a week. Nearly half of the population earns under $650 weekly, which is consistent with the low typical incomes seen across the area.
7.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Low Head splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Low Head, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 26%.
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 Low Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60357/low-head/topic/income