$487 ▲ +45.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $334
- 2016: $473
- 2021: $487
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Preston · Suburb / Locality
Income in Preston
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than half of residents in Preston earn under $650 a week. This is a low-income area where typical earnings are far below both state and national figures, with no households earning $3,000 or more weekly.
$941
▲ +25.6%
- $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 Preston — lower than 89% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family income is $989 a week, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the Tasmanian figure of $1,720. Typical personal weekly income is also much lower than most areas at $487.
$941 ▲ +25.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $749
- 2016: $772
- 2021: $941
Median total household income per week.
$989 ▲ +27.3%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $777
- 2016: $900
- 2021: $989
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
No one in the area earns $2,000 or more per week, a figure far below the 12.5% national average. This is reflected in the household breakdown, where 23.7% earn under $650 and 32.2% earn between $650 and $1,499.
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Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
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Lower than 99% 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 Preston, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 43%, followed by Under $650 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Preston, Under $650 is the majority at 65%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.
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 Preston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60521/preston/topic/income