$796 ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $565
- 2016: $637
- 2021: $796
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
New Town · Suburb / Locality
Income in New Town
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher weekly earnings than most similar areas make New Town a relatively affluent part of Hobart. The typical family earns $2,098 per week, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure and nearly identical to the national average.
$1,596
▲ +53.8%
- $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 New Town — higher than 54% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical household weekly income is $1,596, which is a little above the state figure but a little below the Australian average. Personal weekly income is $796, placing the area around the middle for its level.
$1,596 ▲ +53.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,038
- 2016: $1,203
- 2021: $1,596
Median total household income per week.
$2,098 ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,667
- 2016: $1,863
- 2021: $2,098
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most similar areas, with 20.9% of households earning over $3,000 a week, well above the state's 13.9%. Similarly, the 11.4% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is well above the Tasmanian figure.
11.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
20.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →New Town splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (27%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In New Town, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).
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 New Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60451/new-town/topic/income