Summerhill · Suburb / Locality

Income in Summerhill

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Over 42% of people in Summerhill earn less than $650 a week, marking it as a low-income area. While some family earnings are similar to the state average, the typical household income remains well below the national figure.

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📍 Summerhill, Suburb / Locality

Where Summerhill sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,327 ▲ +38.8%
  • $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 Summerhill — lower than 66% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Summerhill$1,327
7250, TAS $1,400
Tasmania $1,358
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical household earns $1,327 a week, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal weekly income is $732, which is about the same as the Tasmanian average of $701.

$732 ▲ +40.0%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $523
  • 2016: $595
  • 2021: $732

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,327 ▲ +38.8%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $956
  • 2016: $1,055
  • 2021: $1,327

Median total household income per week.

$1,782 ▲ +49.5%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,192
  • 2016: $1,362
  • 2021: $1,782

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

Higher earners are uncommon here, with only 10.5% of households making $3,000 or more weekly, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. Only 5.4% of individuals earn $2,000 or more per week, which is also lower than most areas.

Household income distribution

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Summerhill splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (33%), with Under $650 at 19%.

Personal income distribution

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Summerhill splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (45%) and $650–$1,499 (40%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 13%.

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 Summerhill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60653/summerhill/topic/income