$714 ▲ +41.7%
Lower than 56% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $504
- 2016: $575
- 2021: $714
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Launceston · Urban Area
Income in Launceston
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Around the middle for its level, Launceston sees typical weekly family incomes of $1,748. While these figures align closely with the state average, they remain well below the national typical income. Since 2011, earnings have grown across the board, with typical family income rising by $510.
$1,353
▲ +42.0%
- $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 Launceston — lower than 57% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,353, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure but well below the Australian one. Typical personal weekly income is $714, which has risen by $210 since 2011.
$1,353 ▲ +42.0%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $953
- 2016: $1,086
- 2021: $1,353
Median total household income per week.
$1,748 ▲ +41.2%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,238
- 2016: $1,416
- 2021: $1,748
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across Australia, with only 13.9% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is a significant increase from 4.9% in 2011, though it remains well below the national figure of 22.6%.
7.5%
Lower than 64% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.9%
Lower than 58% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Launceston 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 Launceston, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) 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 Launceston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/6004/launceston/topic/income