$746 ▲ +11.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $670
- 2016: $509
- 2021: $746
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Western Junction · Suburb / Locality
Income in Western Junction
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all residents in Western Junction earn under $650 a week. While typical family incomes are higher than most areas, the community has a very small number of high-earning households compared to the rest of the country.
$1,625
▲ +41.1%
- $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 Junction — higher than 56% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $2,062, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure of $1,720. The usual household income is $1,625 and the typical person earns $746 per week, both of which are around the middle for similar areas.
$1,625 ▲ +41.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,152
- 2016: $1,312
- 2021: $1,625
Median total household income per week.
$2,062 ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,692
- 2016: $1,562
- 2021: $2,062
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 9.1% of households making $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the Australian average. However, people earning over $2,000 weekly make up 10.7% of the population, which is well above the state average.
10.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.1%
Lower than 73% 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 Western Junction, $1,500–$2,999 is the majority at 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Western Junction, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $3,000 or more (9%).
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 Junction [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60745/western-junction/topic/income