$783 ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $757
- 2016: $640
- 2021: $783
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Forth · Urban Centre
Income in Forth
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay for many people in Forth (L) is higher than in most similar areas. The typical family earns $1,924 a week, a figure that has climbed $258 since 2011. While local incomes sit a little above the Tasmanian average, they remain a little below the national figure.
$1,593
▲ +12.0%
- $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 Forth — higher than 71% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $783, which is much higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Australian figure. Typical household income is also higher than most areas at $1,593, having risen $171 since 2011.
$1,593 ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,422
- 2016: $1,227
- 2021: $1,593
Median total household income per week.
$1,924 ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,666
- 2016: $1,604
- 2021: $1,924
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most similar areas, with 18.2% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week. This is well above the Tasmania figure of 13.9%, and this proportion has grown by 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
7.5%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.2%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Forth splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (35%), with $3,000–$3,999 at 13%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Forth splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (42%) and $650–$1,499 (39%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 17%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Forth
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Forth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622009/forth/topic/income