$780 —
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bass (Launceston) · State Electorate
Income in Bass (Launceston)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay in Bass (Launceston) has seen shifts over the last decade, though typical incomes remain lower than in most other areas. The typical family now earns $1,939 a week, which is a little above the Tasmanian figure but still sits below the national average.
$1,444
—
- $1,000–$1,071: 6 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 18 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 18 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 23 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 33 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 32 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 24 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 26 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 23 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 33 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 25 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 19 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 17 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 25 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 30 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 12 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 15 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 10 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 14 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 5 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 6 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 2 areas
- $2,643–$2,714: 5 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 0 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 6 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bass (Launceston) — lower than 74% of areas.
| Bass (Launceston) | $1,444 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | $1,225 |
| Tasmania | $1,358 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,444 a week, which is about the same as the state figure. Personal income is around the middle for its level at $780 per week, slightly above the Tasmanian average of $701.
$1,444 —
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,939 —
Lower than 62% of state electorate areas.
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across Australia, with 16.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is a little above the state figure, while personal incomes are more modest, with 40.4% of people earning under $650 weekly.
9.6%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.6%
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Bass (Launceston) splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Bass (Launceston), the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Bass (Launceston) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60105/bass/topic/income