$774 ▲ +116.2%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $358
- 2016: $575
- 2021: $774
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
South Arm · Urban Centre
Income in South Arm
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in South Arm (L) have climbed by $1,076 since 2011, reaching a typical $1,816. This growth is a key feature of the area's financial landscape, which now sees typical personal earnings sitting higher than most similar areas.
$1,335
▲ +114.3%
- $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 South Arm — higher than 56% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,335, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure. Personal weekly incomes are a little above the state average at $774, and the typical family income is $1,816, though this is a little below the national figure.
$1,335 ▲ +114.3%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $623
- 2016: $1,161
- 2021: $1,335
Median total household income per week.
$1,816 ▲ +145.4%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $740
- 2016: $1,395
- 2021: $1,816
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in most areas, with only 7.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the national figure. However, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more a week rose 6.1 percentage points since 2011 to reach 6.6%.
6.6%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.7%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →South Arm splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (34%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →South Arm splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (43%) and $650–$1,499 (39%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 16%.
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 South Arm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621025/south-arm/topic/income