$640 ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $515
- 2016: $616
- 2021: $640
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Penguin · Urban Centre
Income in Penguin
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Penguin are well below the national figures, though they have climbed steadily over the last decade. Typical families now bring in $1,625 a week, which is about the same as the state average but far lower than the rest of Australia.
$1,233
▲ +27.4%
- $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 Penguin — lower than 53% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,233 weekly, a little below the Tasmania figure. This is an increase of $265 since 2011, while typical personal incomes also rose by $125 in that time to reach $640.
$1,233 ▲ +27.4%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $968
- 2016: $1,156
- 2021: $1,233
Median total household income per week.
$1,625 ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,225
- 2016: $1,433
- 2021: $1,625
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common than they used to be, with 11.4% of households now earning $3,000 or more a week. However, this is still far below the 22.6% seen across Australia.
7.2%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.4%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Penguin, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 35%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Penguin, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 Penguin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615016/penguin/topic/income