$725 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $966
- 2021: $725
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Scopus · Suburb / Locality
Income in Scopus
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower than most similar areas, the typical family income in Scopus is $1,666 per week. While some household earnings are slightly above the Tasmanian average, the area has almost no very high earners. This creates a profile where most residents earn modest weekly amounts.
$1,541
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- $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 Scopus — higher than 50% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,541 a week, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure of $1,358. However, this remains a little below the national figure of $1,746.
$1,541 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,166
- 2021: $1,541
Median total household income per week.
$1,666 —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,375
- 2021: $1,666
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Income is concentrated at the lower end, with 40.4% of people earning under $650 a week. Notably, no one in the area earns $2,000 or more weekly, a figure far below the national average of 12.5%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Scopus, $1,500–$2,999 is the majority at 60%; $650–$1,499 is next at 40%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Scopus, the largest group is Under $650 at 50%, followed by $650–$1,499 (42%) and $1,500–$2,999 (8%).
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 Scopus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60590/scopus/topic/income