$492 ▲ +11.8%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $440
- 2016: $563
- 2021: $492
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sheffield · Urban Centre
Income in Sheffield
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes have climbed in Sheffield since 2011, though they remain far below the national average. The typical family now earns $1,273 a week, which is a rise of $216 over the last decade. Despite this growth, the town's earnings stay well below those found in most other similar areas.
$892
▲ +7.2%
- $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 Sheffield — lower than 87% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical household income is $892 a week, which is far below the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal earnings are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $492 weekly compared to $805 nationally.
$892 ▲ +7.2%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $832
- 2016: $990
- 2021: $892
Median total household income per week.
$1,273 ▲ +20.4%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,057
- 2016: $1,329
- 2021: $1,273
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 5.1% of households make $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the Tasmanian average of 13.9%. This is consistent with personal income data, where 55.9% of people earn under $650 a week.
3.3%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.1%
Lower than 83% 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 Sheffield, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Sheffield, Under $650 is the majority at 63%; $650–$1,499 is next at 30%.
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 Sheffield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615022/sheffield/topic/income