$494 ▲ +31.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $375
- 2016: $445
- 2021: $494
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
St Helens · Suburb / Locality
Income in St Helens
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A weekly gap of $922 separates the typical St Helens household from the national average. This is a low-income area where most residents earn well below the figures seen in Tasmania and across Australia.
$824
▲ +24.5%
- $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 St Helens — lower than 93% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is just $824, which is among the lowest for areas of this size. Family incomes are also far below the national figure, sitting at $1,169 per week.
$824 ▲ +24.5%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $662
- 2016: $732
- 2021: $824
Median total household income per week.
$1,169 ▲ +36.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $857
- 2016: $932
- 2021: $1,169
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 3.7% of people making $2,000 or more a week. This is much lower than most areas, and only 5% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly.
3.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.0%
Lower than 85% 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 St Helens, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 42%, followed by Under $650 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In St Helens, Under $650 is the majority at 62%; $650–$1,499 is next at 30%.
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 St Helens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60632/st-helens/topic/income