Greater Burnie Economic Region
Resident workers - Individual income
The Greater Burnie Economic Region labour force have a similar proportion of persons with high incomes ($1,750 or more per week) than Tasmania.
The Individual Income levels of the local resident workers are directly linked to their knowledge, experience, qualifications, occupation and skill levels.
Income statistics the Greater Burnie Economic Region, when analysed with other data sources, such as Age structure, Qualification , Hours worked and Occupations , help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of the Greater Burnie Economic Region. This also indicates what knowledge and skill levels industry can draw upon locally.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 – by usual residence
Resident workers individual income | |||||||||
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Greater Burnie Economic Region - Persons | 2016 | ||||||||
Gross weekly individual income | Number | % | Tasmania% | ||||||
Negative Income/ Nil income | 177 | 0.8 | 0.7 | ||||||
$1 - $149 | 900 | 4.1 | 3.7 | ||||||
$150 - $299 | 1,026 | 4.7 | 4.5 | ||||||
$300 - $399 | 1,196 | 5.5 | 5.0 | ||||||
$400 - $499 | 1,500 | 6.9 | 6.4 | ||||||
$500 - $649 | 2,326 | 10.6 | 10.2 | ||||||
$650 - $799 | 2,810 | 12.9 | 12.2 | ||||||
$800 - $999 | 2,965 | 13.6 | 13.6 | ||||||
$1,000 - $1,249 | 2,837 | 13.0 | 13.6 | ||||||
$1,250 - $1,499 | 1,805 | 8.3 | 8.9 | ||||||
$1,500 - $1,749 | 1,585 | 7.3 | 7.3 | ||||||
$1,750 - $1,999 | 1,039 | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||||||
$2,000 - $2,999 | 978 | 4.5 | 5.3 | ||||||
$3,000 or more | 384 | 1.8 | 2.4 | ||||||
Not stated | 314 | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||||||
Total Persons | 21,842 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id informed decisions Please refer to specific data notes for more information |

Dominant groups
Analysis of the resident workers individual income levels in the Greater Burnie Economic Region in 2016 compared to Tasmania shows that there was a similar proportion earning a high income (those earning $1,750 per week or more) as well as a higher proportion of low income persons (those earning less than $500 per week).
Overall, 11.0% of the resident workers earned a high income, and 22.0% earned a low income, compared with 12.5% and 20.3% respectively for Victoria.
The major differences between the weekly income of the resident workers in the Greater Burnie Economic Region and Tasmania were:
- A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $2,000 - $2,999 (4.5% compared to 5.3%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $3,000 or more (1.8% compared to 2.4%)
- A larger percentage of resident workers earned $650 - $799 (12.9% compared to 12.2%)
- A smaller percentage of resident workers earned $1,250 - $1,499 (8.3% compared to 8.9%)