$807 ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $596
- 2016: $625
- 2021: $807
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
South Arm · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical incomes in South Arm are lower than most similar areas. While personal earnings are around the national figure, the typical household income of $1,383 a week is well below the Australian average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is South Arm — lower than 61% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,822 a week, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure. Personal weekly income is $807, a little above the state average and almost identical to the national figure.
$807 ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,383 ▲ +29.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,822 ▲ +45.2%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 10.2% of households making $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. Most people earn under $1,500 a week, as nearly 40% of individuals make less than $650.
8.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In South Arm, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and Under $650 (17%).
South Arm splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (42%) and $650–$1,499 (39%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 18%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in South Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60611/south-arm/topic/income