$541 —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $477
- 2021: $541
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Surges Bay · Suburb / Locality
Income in Surges Bay
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower earnings than most similar areas define Surges Bay, where the typical weekly personal income is just $541. This is well below both the state and national figures, reflecting a community with very few high earners.
$1,297
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- $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 Surges Bay — lower than 68% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family incomes are $1,333, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of $1,720 and the national figure of $2,120. Household earnings are slightly lower than the state average at $1,297, and personal incomes are much lower than most areas.
$1,297 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,303
- 2021: $1,297
Median total household income per week.
$1,333 —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,395
- 2021: $1,333
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with no one earning $2,000 or more a week and only 4.9% of households bringing in $3,000 or more. Most people earn under $650 a week, accounting for 57.4% of the population.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.9%
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 →Surges Bay splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (41%) and $1,500–$2,999 (36%), with Under $650 at 16%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Surges Bay, Under $650 is the majority at 60%; $650–$1,499 is next at 28%.
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 Surges Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60655/surges-bay/topic/income