$451 ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $569
- 2016: $493
- 2021: $451
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
St Marys · Urban Centre
Income in St Marys
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in St Marys (L) are far below the state and national figures, with the typical family bringing in just $1,052. This creates a landscape where the vast majority of residents live on modest means, and very few households earn high incomes compared to the rest of the country.
$755
▼ -17.5%
- $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 St Marys — lower than 98% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is among the lowest at this level at $451, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of $701. While family income rose slightly since 2011, the typical household income actually fell by $160 over the same period to reach $755.
$755 ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $915
- 2016: $949
- 2021: $755
Median total household income per week.
$1,052 ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $990
- 2016: $1,458
- 2021: $1,052
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 4.2% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.6%. This is reflected in the personal income spread, where 65.8% of people earn under $650 per week.
4.0%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.2%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →St Marys splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (41%) and Under $650 (41%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 14%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In St Marys, Under $650 is the majority at 72%; $650–$1,499 is next at 20%.
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 St Marys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622023/st-marys/topic/income