$622 ▲ +40.1%
Lower than 84% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $444
- 2016: $510
- 2021: $622
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Not in any Significant Urban Area · Urban Area
Income in Not in any Significant Urban Area
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have climbed steadily across Not in any Significant Urban Area (Tas.) since 2011, though they remain low. Typical family income rose by $448 over the decade to reach $1,510, but this is still well below the national figure.
$1,205
▲ +39.1%
- $1,000–$1,071: 5 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 13 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 8 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 14 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 7 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 9 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 7 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 8 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 9 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 4 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 2 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 3 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 1 area
- $2,000–$2,071: 0 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 2 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 2 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 2 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 3 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 0 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 0 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 0 areas
- $2,643–$2,714: 0 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 2 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Not in any Significant Urban Area — lower than 80% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly incomes are much lower than most areas. The usual household earns $1,205, which is a little below the Tasmania figure of $1,358 and well below the Australian average of $1,746.
$1,205 ▲ +39.1%
Lower than 80% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $866
- 2016: $990
- 2021: $1,205
Median total household income per week.
$1,510 ▲ +42.2%
Lower than 82% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,062
- 2016: $1,255
- 2021: $1,510
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 10.3% of households earn $3,000 or more per week, which is far below the 22.6% national figure. This is reflected in personal pay, where nearly half of all people earn under $650 a week.
5.8%
Lower than 83% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.3%
Lower than 83% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Not in any Significant Urban Area, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Not in any Significant Urban Area, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $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 Not in any Significant Urban Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/6000/not-in-any-significant-urban-area/topic/income