$545 ▲ +33.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $409
- 2016: $455
- 2021: $545
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Saltwater River · Suburb / Locality
Income in Saltwater River
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes are well below the state and national figures in Saltwater River. The typical family earns just $1,375 a week, which is $745 lower than the Australian average. This reflects a broader trend of low earnings across the area.
$1,125
▲ +55.4%
- $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 Saltwater River — lower than 79% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,125, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of $1,746. Personal weekly earnings are also low at $545, falling well below both the Tasmanian and Australian averages.
$1,125 ▲ +55.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $724
- 2016: $780
- 2021: $1,125
Median total household income per week.
$1,375 ▲ +84.3%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $746
- 2016: $966
- 2021: $1,375
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 5.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the national rate of 22.6%. Nearly half of all individuals earn under $650 a week, while no households earn $4,000 or more.
6.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.7%
Lower than 83% 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 Saltwater River, $1,500–$2,999 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 27%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Saltwater River, Under $650 is the majority at 50%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
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 Saltwater River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60582/saltwater-river/topic/income