$786 ▲ +29.3%
Lower than 52% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $608
- 2016: $686
- 2021: $786
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bowman · Federal Electorate
Income in Bowman
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
About 40.6% of people in Bowman earn under $650 a week, which is the most common personal income bracket. Overall, the area sees typical weekly earnings that are about the same as Queensland and national figures. High-income households have become much more common over the last decade.
$1,767
▲ +29.5%
- $1,000–$1,071: 0 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 1 area
- $1,143–$1,214: 4 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 9 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 5 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 7 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 13 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 11 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 12 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 11 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 9 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 10 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 18 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 8 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 1 area
- $2,071–$2,143: 8 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 6 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 3 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 6 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 5 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 0 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 1 area
- $2,643–$2,714: 2 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 1 area
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 2 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Bowman — higher than 51% of areas.
| Bowman | $1,767 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | $1,849 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Bowman earns $2,131 a week, which is about the same as the Queensland figure of $2,024. Typical household and personal weekly incomes also sit around the middle for similar areas, though household earnings rose by $402 since 2011.
$1,767 ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 51% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,365
- 2016: $1,521
- 2021: $1,767
Median total household income per week.
$2,131 ▲ +32.9%
Higher than 55% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,604
- 2016: $1,815
- 2021: $2,131
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more frequent now, with the share of households earning $3,000 or more a week rising 12 points since 2011 to 22.4%. Meanwhile, 11.1% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is a little below the national figure of 12.5%.
11.1%
Higher than 52% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
22.4%
Higher than 56% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Bowman splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 16%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Bowman, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Bowman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED303/bowman/topic/income