$998 ▲ +36.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $730
- 2016: $817
- 2021: $998
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
West Hobart · Suburb / Locality
Income in West Hobart
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 29% of households in West Hobart earn between $1,500 and $2,999 a week. This is a wealthy area where typical family incomes are well above the state and national figures, reflecting a population with significantly higher earning power than most other regions.
$1,996
▲ +48.4%
- $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 West Hobart — higher than 75% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $2,489, which is well above the Tasmanian figure of $1,720. Typical household and personal weekly incomes are also higher than most areas, sitting at $1,996 and $998 respectively.
$1,996 ▲ +48.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,345
- 2016: $1,533
- 2021: $1,996
Median total household income per week.
$2,489 ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,891
- 2016: $2,096
- 2021: $2,489
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 27.7% of households earning over $3,000 a week, far above the state's 13.9%. Similarly, 18% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well above the national figure of 12.5%.
18.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
27.7%
Higher than 78% 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 West Hobart, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 31%, followed by $650–$1,499 (25%) and $4,000 or more (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →West Hobart splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (34%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 25%.
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 West Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60732/west-hobart/topic/income