$572 ▲ +38.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $414
- 2016: $497
- 2021: $572
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Upper Burnie · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower than typical earnings have persisted in Upper Burnie over the last decade. The typical weekly household income is just $912, which is far below the national figure of $1,746.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Upper Burnie — lower than 90% of areas.
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,392, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Tasmanian figure. Personal weekly incomes are also low, with the typical resident earning $572.
$572 ▲ +38.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$912 ▲ +32.4%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,392 ▲ +48.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people here earn high wages, with only 3.5% of residents making $2,000 or more a week. This is well below the national figure of 12.5%, and only 4.5% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly.
3.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Upper Burnie, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by Under $650 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
In Upper Burnie, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Upper Burnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60705/upper-burnie/topic/income