$593 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $506
- 2021: $593
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Petcheys Bay · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Low weekly earnings shape daily life in Petcheys Bay, where typical family incomes are well below both state and national figures. Most households here earn much less than people in similar areas, with a typical family bringing in $1,354 a week.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Petcheys Bay — lower than 83% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly pay is much lower than most areas, with the typical household earning $1,071. This is far below the Australian figure of $1,746 and well below Tasmania's $1,358.
$593 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,071 —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,354 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
The income spread is skewed toward lower earnings, as 46.1% of people earn under $650 a week. Only 6.6% of residents earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%.
6.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Petcheys Bay, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 43%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and Under $650 (12%).
In Petcheys Bay, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Petcheys Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60504/petcheys-bay/topic/income