$493 —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $450
- 2021: $493
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Tewkesbury · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly paychecks are quite low in Tewkesbury, where the typical family earns $1,375. This is well below the Tasmanian average and far lower than the national figure, meaning most residents live on a tighter budget than people in other parts of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tewkesbury — lower than 70% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person here earns $493 a week, which is much lower than in most other areas. This is well below the typical personal income in Tasmania and far below the Australian figure of $805.
$493 —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,274 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,375 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare, with only 11.8% of households making $3,000 or more per week, a figure far below the national average. This is consistent with personal income trends, as 61.5% of people earn under $650 weekly.
6.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Tewkesbury, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 62%; Under $650 is next at 19%.
In Tewkesbury, Under $650 is the majority at 63%; $650–$1,499 is next at 22%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Tewkesbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60674/tewkesbury/topic/income