$782 ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 69% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $556
- 2016: $642
- 2021: $782
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Hobart · Urban Area
Income in Hobart
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher weekly earnings than most other areas define daily life in Hobart, where typical families now bring home $1,940 a week. While these figures sit a little above the Tasmanian average, they remain a little below the national level. Earnings across the board have climbed steadily over the last decade.
$1,560
▲ +46.5%
- $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 Hobart — higher than 64% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household in Hobart earns $1,560 a week, which is $202 more than the Tasmanian figure. Individual earnings follow a similar pattern, with the typical person earning $782 weekly, about the same as the national figure.
$1,560 ▲ +46.5%
Higher than 64% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,065
- 2016: $1,244
- 2021: $1,560
Median total household income per week.
$1,940 ▲ +42.4%
Higher than 61% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,362
- 2016: $1,590
- 2021: $1,940
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most areas, with 18.1% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is well above the state average and represents a significant increase from 6.7% in 2011.
9.6%
Higher than 60% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.1%
Higher than 70% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Hobart splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Hobart, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
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 Hobart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/6003/hobart/topic/income