$496 ▲ +41.7%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $350
- 2016: $597
- 2021: $496
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Scamander · Urban Centre
Income in Scamander
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Far fewer people earn high incomes in Scamander than in most other areas. The typical weekly family income is $1,154, which is well below the Tasmanian figure and far below the national average. While these earnings have risen since 2011, they remain much lower than in similar places.
$870
▲ +38.3%
- $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 Scamander — lower than 89% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $870, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of $1,358. Personal incomes are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $496 a week.
$870 ▲ +38.3%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $629
- 2016: $1,255
- 2021: $870
Median total household income per week.
$1,154 ▲ +48.9%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $775
- 2016: $1,493
- 2021: $1,154
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 5.8% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. Over half of all individuals earn under $650 weekly.
4.9%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.8%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Scamander splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (42%) and Under $650 (37%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 15%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Scamander, Under $650 is the majority at 61%; $650–$1,499 is next at 28%.
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 Scamander [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621024/scamander/topic/income