$489 ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $532
- 2016: $455
- 2021: $489
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Dover · Urban Centre
Income in Dover
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has dropped across the board in Dover since 2011. The typical household now earns just $919 a week, which is far below the national figure. This downward trend reflects a community where most people earn significantly less than they did a decade ago.
$919
▼ -23.0%
- $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 Dover — lower than 85% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,319 a week, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of $1,720. Personal and household incomes are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person's weekly pay falling $43 since 2011.
$919 ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,194
- 2016: $779
- 2021: $919
Median total household income per week.
$1,319 ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,406
- 2016: $1,093
- 2021: $1,319
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 6.1% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 22.6%. This lean income spread is clear in the personal data, where 57.3% of people earn under $650 a week.
5.0%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.1%
Lower than 77% 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 Dover, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 38%, followed by Under $650 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Dover, Under $650 is the majority at 61%; $650–$1,499 is next at 27%.
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 Dover [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621010/dover/topic/income