$675 —
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $433
- 2021: $675
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sorell · Urban Centre
Income in Sorell
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in Sorell now brings in $1,604 a week, a significant jump from the $854 seen in 2016. While these earnings are about the same as the Tasmania average, they remain well below the national figure.
$1,284
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- $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 Sorell — higher than 51% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly household income is $1,284, which is about the same as the state average but well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal weekly incomes are also slightly below the national mark at $675.
$1,284 —
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $689
- 2021: $1,284
Median total household income per week.
$1,604 —
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $854
- 2021: $1,604
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 8.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the national average of 22.6%. This is consistent with personal earnings, where just 4% of people earn over $2,000 weekly.
4.0%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.3%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Sorell splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (33%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Sorell, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (39%) and $1,500–$2,999 (12%).
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 Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615025/sorell/topic/income