$557 ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $456
- 2016: $503
- 2021: $557
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Springfield · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings are significantly lower than average for residents in Springfield (Tas.), where a typical family earns $1,270. This is well below the state and national figures, suggesting a community where many people live on a tight budget.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Springfield — lower than 78% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income is $1,147 a week, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Similarly, typical personal weekly income is $557, falling well below both the state and national averages.
$557 ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,147 ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,270 ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Low incomes are common here, with 55.7% of people earning under $650 a week. Only 7.1% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, a figure that is about the same as the Tasmania average but well below the national rate.
7.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Springfield, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 51%; Under $650 is next at 19%.
In Springfield, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60630/springfield/topic/income