City of Launceston
Local workers - Individual income - Accommodation and Food Services
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 the City of Launceston 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, Qualification and the Age structure of the local workers, so the data should be looked at in conjunction with these topics.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 – by place of work
| Local workers individual income | |||||||||
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| City of Launceston - Accommodation and Food Services | 2016 | ||||||||
| Gross weekly individual income | Number | % | Tasmania% | ||||||
| Negative Income/ Nil income | 28 | 1.0 | 1.3 | ||||||
| $1 - $149 | 533 | 19.0 | 15.7 | ||||||
| $150 - $299 | 348 | 12.4 | 12.1 | ||||||
| $300 - $399 | 310 | 11.0 | 10.3 | ||||||
| $400 - $499 | 329 | 11.7 | 11.3 | ||||||
| $500 - $649 | 357 | 12.7 | 13.5 | ||||||
| $650 - $799 | 342 | 12.2 | 11.6 | ||||||
| $800 - $999 | 230 | 8.2 | 10.4 | ||||||
| $1,000 - $1,249 | 160 | 5.7 | 6.8 | ||||||
| $1,250 - $1,499 | 46 | 1.6 | 2.4 | ||||||
| $1,500 - $1,749 | 32 | 1.1 | 1.4 | ||||||
| $1,750 - $1,999 | 22 | 0.8 | 0.6 | ||||||
| $2,000 - $2,999 | 19 | 0.7 | 0.8 | ||||||
| $3,000 or more | 14 | 0.5 | 0.8 | ||||||
| Not stated | 38 | 1.4 | 1.3 | ||||||
| Total Persons | 2,808 | 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 individual income levels in the City of Launceston in 2016 compared to Tasmania shows that there was a similar proportion earning a high income (those earning $1,750 per week or more) and a higher proportion of low income persons (those earning less than $500 per week).
Overall, 2.0% of the local workers (Accommodation and Food Services) earned a high income, and 55.1% earned a low income, compared with 2.1% and 50.6% respectively for Tasmania.
The major differences between the weekly income of the local workers (Accommodation and Food Services) in the City of Launceston and Tasmania were:
- A larger percentage of local workers (Accommodation and Food Services) who earned $1 - $149 (19.0% compared to 15.7%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers (Accommodation and Food Services) who earned $800 - $999 (8.2% compared to 10.4%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers (Accommodation and Food Services) who earned $1,000 - $1,249 (5.7% compared to 6.8%)
- A larger percentage of local workers (Accommodation and Food Services) who earned $300 - $399 (11.0% compared to 10.3%)