$599 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $483
- 2021: $599
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
South Bruny · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Low weekly earnings shape daily life in South Bruny, where typical family incomes are far below the national figure. Most households here get by on much less than people in other parts of Tasmania and Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is South Bruny — lower than 89% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,312 a week, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of $1,720. This trend is seen across the board, with typical household and personal weekly incomes both being much lower than most areas.
$599 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$949 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,312 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
While only 7.9% of households earn $3,000 or more a week—far below the national figure—there is a surprising contrast at the individual level. People earning over $2,000 a week make up 13.1% of the population, which is well above the state average.
13.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In South Bruny, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 46%, followed by Under $650 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (8%).
In South Bruny, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (11%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in South Bruny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60612/south-bruny/topic/income