$561 ▲ +55.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $360
- 2016: $456
- 2021: $561
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Meander · Suburb / Locality
Income in Meander
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Meander, where the typical family earns just $1,346 a week. This is well below the Tasmanian figure of $1,720 and far lower than the national average.
$1,138
▲ +47.8%
- $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 Meander — lower than 79% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly household income is typically $1,138, which is a little below the state figure and well below the Australian average of $1,746. Personal weekly incomes follow this trend, with a typical amount of $561.
$1,138 ▲ +47.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $770
- 2016: $857
- 2021: $1,138
Median total household income per week.
$1,346 ▲ +50.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $894
- 2016: $1,178
- 2021: $1,346
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 2.3% of households bringing in $3,000 or more each week, far below the national rate of 22.6%. This is consistent with the personal income spread, where over half of all people earn under $650 a week.
2.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
2.3%
Lower than 93% 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 Meander, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 48%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Meander, Under $650 is the majority at 60%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 Meander [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60392/meander/topic/income