$780 —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $700
- 2021: $780
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Macquarie Plains · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in Macquarie Plains earns $1,375 a week, which is well below the Tasmanian and national figures. This is a lower-income area where almost half of all households earn between $650 and $1,499 per week.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Macquarie Plains — lower than 76% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household weekly income of $1,187 is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of $1,746. However, typical personal weekly income is $780, which is a little above the state figure.
$780 —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,187 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,375 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with no one earning $2,000 or more a week. This is far below the national figure, and only 13.6% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is well below the Australian average.
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.
13.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Macquarie Plains, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 63%; $1,500–$2,999 is next at 19%.
In Macquarie Plains, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 52%; Under $650 is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Macquarie Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60377/macquarie-plains/topic/income