Tasmania Economy
Wages, jobs, earnings and the cost of living in Tasmania, from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Unemployment in TAS was 5.0% in Sep 2026, against 4.7% nationally. Its 200 most populous suburbs held 486,216 people at the 2021 Census, with a median weekly income of $725 and a median weekly rent of $295.
Source: ABS Labour Force (6202.0), Wage Price Index (6345.0), Average Weekly Earnings (6302.0) and Census 2021.
Tasmania economy at a glance
The average full-time worker in TAS earns $1,904/week (below the national average of $2,157/week). The unemployment rate sits at 5.0% (above the national 4.7%). Wages grew +2.9% over the past year (nationally +3.2%).
The median weekly rent across the TAS suburbs listed here is $295, which is 40.7% of median weekly income, above the 30% affordability benchmark.
Wage growth in TAS
The Wage Price Index measures the change in hourly rates of pay. TAS against the national index. Hover for detail.
Employment in TAS
Unemployment rate and labour force participation for Tasmania.
What TAS earns
Full-time adult average weekly earnings by industry. ABS Cat. 6302.0.
Rent and income in TAS
Medians of suburb-level Census 2021 figures across the 200 most populous suburbs in Tasmania.
Largest suburbs in TAS
Highest-population SA2 areas in Tasmania from ABS Census 2021.
- Devonport Population 14,481· income $619/wk· rent $250/wk
- Sandy Bay Population 12,315· income $887/wk· rent $418/wk
- Kingston (Tas.) Population 12,288· income $751/wk· rent $380/wk
- Glenorchy (Tas.) Population 12,013· income $616/wk· rent $320/wk
- Howrah Population 9,545· income $865/wk· rent $400/wk
- Claremont (Tas.) Population 8,397· income $675/wk· rent $320/wk
Other state economies
Wages, jobs and earnings for each of the other states and territories.