$602 ▲ +42.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $423
- 2016: $509
- 2021: $602
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Somerset · Suburb / Locality
Income in Somerset
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Somerset. The typical household earns $1,100 a week, which is well below the Australian figure of $1,746. This gap is seen across families and individuals, reflecting a community where very few people earn high weekly wages.
$1,100
▲ +38.2%
- $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 Somerset — lower than 81% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,463, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure. Individuals in Somerset also earn less than usual, with a typical personal weekly income of $602, well below the national figure of $805.
$1,100 ▲ +38.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $796
- 2016: $922
- 2021: $1,100
Median total household income per week.
$1,463 ▲ +41.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,031
- 2016: $1,216
- 2021: $1,463
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 9.4% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the Australian average of 22.6%. Half of all people in the area earn under $650 weekly.
5.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.4%
Lower than 72% 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 Somerset, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and Under $650 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Somerset, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $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 Somerset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60608/somerset/topic/income