$661 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $374
- 2021: $661
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Paloona · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A mix of modest and higher earnings defines daily life in Paloona, where family incomes sit slightly above the state average. While the typical family earns $1,874 a week, the community has a notable gap between its high-earning households and individual earners.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Paloona — higher than 53% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family income is $1,874 a week, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure of $1,720. However, personal incomes are lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $661 weekly.
$661 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,583 —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,874 —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High-earning households are common, with 22.2% earning $3,000 or more a week, well above the state's 13.9%. In contrast, very high individual earners are rare; only 4.2% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the national figure.
4.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
22.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Paloona, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 41%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (22%) and $3,000–$3,999 (22%).
In Paloona, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Paloona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60487/paloona/topic/income