Margate · Urban Centre

Income in Margate

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

A typical family in Margate now earns $2,031 a week, a figure that has jumped by $754 since 2011. This makes the area's typical incomes much higher than most similar places. While these earnings are well above the Tasmanian average, they remain about the same as the national figure.

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📍 Margate, Urban Centre

Where Margate sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,735 ▲ +65.1%
  • $500–$589: 3 areas
  • $589–$679: 7 areas
  • $679–$768: 58 areas
  • $768–$857: 106 areas
  • $857–$946: 148 areas
  • $946–$1,036: 173 areas
  • $1,036–$1,125: 163 areas
  • $1,125–$1,214: 164 areas
  • $1,214–$1,304: 147 areas
  • $1,304–$1,393: 135 areas
  • $1,393–$1,482: 109 areas
  • $1,482–$1,571: 68 areas
  • $1,571–$1,661: 83 areas
  • $1,661–$1,750: 74 areas
  • $1,750–$1,839: 60 areas
  • $1,839–$1,929: 46 areas
  • $1,929–$2,018: 51 areas
  • $2,018–$2,107: 46 areas
  • $2,107–$2,196: 40 areas
  • $2,196–$2,286: 30 areas
  • $2,286–$2,375: 26 areas
  • $2,375–$2,464: 21 areas
  • $2,464–$2,554: 6 areas
  • $2,554–$2,643: 11 areas
  • $2,643–$2,732: 4 areas
  • $2,732–$2,821: 6 areas
  • $2,821–$2,911: 6 areas
  • $2,911–$3,000: 29 areas

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Margate — higher than 77% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Margate$1,735
7054, TAS $1,895
Tasmania $1,358
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly household income is $1,735, which is well above the state average and much higher than most similar areas. Personal incomes have also climbed, with the typical person now earning $828 a week.

$828 ▲ +42.0%

Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $583
  • 2016: $646
  • 2021: $828

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,735 ▲ +65.1%

Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $1,051
  • 2016: $1,223
  • 2021: $1,735

Median total household income per week.

$2,031 ▲ +59.0%

Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $1,277
  • 2016: $1,480
  • 2021: $2,031

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are becoming more common, with 15.8% of households now making $3,000 or more a week, up 12 points since 2011. However, this is still well below the national figure of 22.6%.

Household income distribution

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In Margate, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 40%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and Under $650 (11%).

Personal income distribution

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Margate splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (40%) and $650–$1,499 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 21%.

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 Margate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615014/margate/topic/income