$701 ▲ +40.5%
- 2011: $499
- 2016: $573
- 2021: $701
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Tasmania · State / Territory
Income in Tasmania
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower weekly earnings than most other similar areas define the income landscape across Tasmania. The typical household earns $1,358 a week, which is well below the national figure. While incomes have risen since 2011, the state continues to trail behind the rest of the country in both typical pay and the share of high earners.
$1,358
▲ +43.2%
- $1,200–$1,243: 0 areas
- $1,243–$1,286: 0 areas
- $1,286–$1,329: 0 areas
- $1,329–$1,371: 1 area
- $1,371–$1,414: 0 areas
- $1,414–$1,457: 1 area
- $1,457–$1,500: 1 area
- $1,500–$1,543: 0 areas
- $1,543–$1,586: 0 areas
- $1,586–$1,629: 0 areas
- $1,629–$1,671: 0 areas
- $1,671–$1,714: 1 area
- $1,714–$1,757: 0 areas
- $1,757–$1,800: 1 area
- $1,800–$1,843: 2 areas
- $1,843–$1,886: 0 areas
- $1,886–$1,929: 0 areas
- $1,929–$1,971: 0 areas
- $1,971–$2,014: 0 areas
- $2,014–$2,057: 0 areas
- $2,057–$2,100: 1 area
- $2,100–$2,143: 0 areas
- $2,143–$2,186: 0 areas
- $2,186–$2,229: 0 areas
- $2,229–$2,271: 0 areas
- $2,271–$2,314: 0 areas
- $2,314–$2,357: 0 areas
- $2,357–$2,400: 1 area
All state / territory areas, 2021. The marker is Tasmania.
| Tasmania | $1,358 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,358, while families usually earn $1,720, both of which are much lower than most other areas. Weekly personal pay is also a little below the Australian figure at $701, though it has risen $202 since 2011.
$1,358 ▲ +43.2%
- 2011: $948
- 2016: $1,100
- 2021: $1,358
Median total household income per week.
$1,720 ▲ +43.0%
- 2011: $1,203
- 2016: $1,399
- 2021: $1,720
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Far fewer people and households reach the highest pay brackets compared to the rest of Australia; only 13.9% of households earn $3,000 or more a week. This is well below the national figure of 22.6%, despite the number of high-earning households rising 9.1 percentage points since 2011.
7.6%
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.9%
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Tasmania splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Tasmania, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
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 Tasmania [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/6/tasmania/topic/income