$575 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $388
- 2021: $575
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Western Creek · Suburb / Locality
Income in Western Creek
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
No one in Western Creek earns $2,000 or more a week, which is far below the national figure. This is an area where typical incomes are much lower than in most other similar places, reflecting a general trend of lower earnings across the community.
$1,274
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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 Western Creek — lower than 70% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family here earns $1,449 a week, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure and well below the Australian one. Typical personal weekly income is also much lower than most areas at $575.
$1,274 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $825
- 2021: $1,274
Median total household income per week.
$1,449 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,020
- 2021: $1,449
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 5.8% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, a result that is far below the Australian average. This is reflected in the personal income spread, where nearly half of all people earn under $650 a week.
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.
5.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Western Creek splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with $650–$1,499 at 27%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Western Creek, Under $650 is the majority at 60%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.
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 Western Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60744/western-creek/topic/income