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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn Northern Tasmania Region, the 'medium lowest' male income quartile was the largest group in 2021, comprising 26% of males aged 15 and over.
Northern Tasmania Region's income statistics are an indicator of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Household Income, Qualifications and Occupation, they help tell the story of the area's economic opportunities and socio-economic status. Individual income levels are not comparable over time because of the influences of economic change such as wage level fluctuations and inflation. The income quartile method is the most objective method of comparing change in the income profile of a community over time.
A detailed explanation of how Individual Income quartiles are calculated and interpreted is available in specific data notes.
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| Individual income quartiles | |||||||
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| Northern Tasmania Region - Males aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Quartile group | Number | % | George Town Council area % | Number | % | George Town Council area % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Lowest group | 15,041 | 26.2 | 33.6 | 13,541 | 26.5 | 29.8 | +1,500 |
| Medium lowest | 15,080 | 26.3 | 28.2 | 13,414 | 26.2 | 29.1 | +1,666 |
| Medium highest | 14,247 | 24.9 | 19.1 | 12,739 | 24.9 | 19.5 | +1,508 |
| Highest group | 12,953 | 22.6 | 19.1 | 11,459 | 22.4 | 21.5 | +1,494 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 57,322 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 51,154 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +6,169 |
| Individual income - Quartile group dollar ranges | |||||
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| Calculated from income data for Tasmania - Total persons aged 15+ | Weekly income by Census year | ||||
| Individual quartile ranges | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | 2001 |
| Lowest group | $0 to $404 | $0 to $350 | $0 to $293 | $0 to $233 | $0 to $205 |
| Medium lowest | $405 to $836 | $351 to $695 | $294 to $631 | $234 to $518 | $206 to $437 |
| Medium highest | $837 to $1,417 | $696 to $1,204 | $632 to $1,091 | $519 to $893 | $438 to $716 |
| Highest group | $1,418 and over | $1,205 and over | $1,092 and over | $894 and over | $717 and over |
Income quartiles allow us to compare relative income-earning capabilities across time. Analysis of the distribution of the population by income quartile in Northern Tasmania Region compared to George Town Council area shows that there was greater proportion of persons in the highest income quartile and a lesser proportion in the lowest income quartile.
The most significant change in Northern Tasmania Region in males between 2016 and 2021 was in the medium lowest quartile which showed an increase of 1,666 males.
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