$664 ▲ +79.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $371
- 2016: $533
- 2021: $664
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
West Kentish · Suburb / Locality
Income in West Kentish
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in West Kentish earns $1,424 a week, which is much lower than most other areas. Overall, incomes in this community are well below the national average. Most residents earn a modest weekly amount, with very few high earners.
$1,233
▲ +51.7%
- $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 Kentish — lower than 73% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income of $1,233 is lower than most areas and sits well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Typical personal weekly earnings are $664, which is about the same as the Tasmania average.
$1,233 ▲ +51.7%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $813
- 2016: $1,053
- 2021: $1,233
Median total household income per week.
$1,424 ▲ +41.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,010
- 2016: $1,375
- 2021: $1,424
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 5.9% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, a figure well below the national level. Most households earn between $650 and $1,499 weekly, while 45.6% of individuals earn under $650.
5.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.3%
Lower than 55% 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 Kentish, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 42%, followed by Under $650 (23%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In West Kentish, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (39%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
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 Kentish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60733/west-kentish/topic/income