$612 ▲ +51.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $404
- 2016: $472
- 2021: $612
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Newnham · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower weekly earnings shape daily life in Newnham, where the typical family brings home $1,430. This figure is a little below the Tasmanian average and well below the national mark of $2,120. Most residents earn significantly less than people in similar areas across the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Newnham — lower than 73% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,223, which is lower than most areas and a little below the Tasmanian figure of $1,358. Individual earnings are also lower than usual, with a typical personal weekly income of $612.
$612 ▲ +51.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,223 ▲ +41.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,430 ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 3.2% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, a figure well below the national average. Similarly, the 9.0% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly is far below the Australian rate of 22.6%.
3.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Newnham, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and Under $650 (21%).
In Newnham, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 38%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Newnham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60452/newnham/topic/income