Northern Midlands Council area
Local workers - Individual income - All industries
In Northern Midlands Council area, 8.6% of the earned $1,750 or more per week.
Individual Income is an indicator of socio-economic status, skills and occupations required in a particular industry. With other data sources, such as Qualifications and Occupation, it helps to evaluate the economic opportunities of people in an industry.
The amount of income an individual receives is linked to a number of factors including the person's employment status, age, qualifications and type of employment undertaken by the person.
Wages in Northern Tasmania Region can vary greatly across industry sectors. As well as being related to the type of jobs and qualifications required in a particular industry, income levels can be related to the level of part-time employment, Occupations, Qualifications and the Age structure of the local workers, so the data should be looked at in conjunction with these topics.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 – by place of work
| Local workers individual income | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Midlands Council area - All industries | 2016 | ||||||
| Gross weekly individual income | Number | % | Tasmania % | ||||
| Negative Income/ Nil income | 55 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 3101 | |||
| $1 - $149 | 143 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3102 | |||
| $150 - $299 | 170 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3103 | |||
| $300 - $399 | 233 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 3104 | |||
| $400 - $499 | 264 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 3105 | |||
| $500 - $649 | 524 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 3106 | |||
| $650 - $799 | 771 | 16.2 | 12.2 | 3107 | |||
| $800 - $999 | 794 | 16.6 | 13.7 | 3108 | |||
| $1,000 - $1,249 | 647 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 3109 | |||
| $1,250 - $1,499 | 398 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 3110 | |||
| $1,500 - $1,749 | 261 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 3111 | |||
| $1,750 - $1,999 | 153 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 3112 | |||
| $2,000 - $2,999 | 168 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 3113 | |||
| $3,000 or more | 90 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3114 | |||
| Not stated | 98 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 3115 | |||
| Total persons | 4,769 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||
The Northern Tasmania region includes the following 8 LGAs; Break O'Day (M), Dorset (M), Flinders (M), George Town (M), Launceston (C), Meander Valley (M), Northern Midlands (M) & West Tamar (M).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window)(informed decisions).
Dominant groups
Analysis of the individual income levels in Northern Midlands Council area in 2016 compared to Tasmania shows that there was a lower proportion earning a high income (those earning $1,750 per week or more) as well as a lower proportion of low income persons (those earning less than $500 per week).
Overall, 8.6% of the earned a high income, and 18.1% earned a low income, compared with 12.3% and 20.4% respectively for Tasmania.
The major differences between the weekly income of the in Northern Midlands Council area and Tasmania were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who earned $650 - $799 (16.2% compared to 12.2%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who earned $800 - $999 (16.6% compared to 13.7%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who earned $1,500 - $1,749 (5.5% compared to 7.3%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who earned $2,000 - $2,999 (3.5% compared to 5.2%)