$549 ▲ +49.2%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $368
- 2016: $446
- 2021: $549
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Low Head · Urban Centre
Income in Low Head
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Low Head are far below the national figure, with a typical household earning just $886. While earnings have risen across the board since 2011, the area remains much lower than most similar places in terms of overall pay.
$886
▲ +20.7%
- $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 Low Head — lower than 88% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,437, which is a little below the Tasmanian figure and well below the Australian average. Personal incomes are also lower than most areas, with the usual person earning $549 per week.
$886 ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $734
- 2016: $859
- 2021: $886
Median total household income per week.
$1,437 ▲ +89.6%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $758
- 2016: $988
- 2021: $1,437
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
About 9.5% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, which is a little above the state average and a significant increase since 2011. However, high-earning households are far less common here than across Australia, with only 9.3% earning $3,000 or more weekly.
9.5%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.3%
Lower than 57% 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 Low Head, the largest group is Under $650 at 38%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Low Head, Under $650 is the majority at 58%; $650–$1,499 is next at 23%.
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 Low Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621017/low-head/topic/income