$556 ▲ +39.7%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $398
- 2021: $556
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Swansea · Urban Centre
Income in Swansea
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than half of people in Swansea (L) earn under $650 a week. This is a low-income area where typical earnings sit far below both the state and national figures. The gap is most striking for households, where typical weekly incomes are over $800 lower than across Australia.
$913
▼ -9.2%
- $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 Swansea — lower than 86% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,307, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of $1,720. Personal incomes are lower than most areas at $556 a week, though this has risen by $158 since 2011. Meanwhile, the typical household income of $913 has actually fallen by $93 over the last decade.
$913 ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,006
- 2021: $913
Median total household income per week.
$1,307 ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,239
- 2021: $1,307
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few residents earn high incomes, with only 1.5% of people making $2,000 or more a week. This is far below the national figure of 12.5% and is among the lowest levels seen in similar areas. Similarly, just 1.9% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
1.5%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
1.9%
Lower than 94% 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 Swansea, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 41%, followed by Under $650 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Swansea, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 36%.
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 Swansea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621030/swansea/topic/income