$1,140 ▲ +31.5%
Higher than 87% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $867
- 2016: $938
- 2021: $1,140
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Brisbane · Federal Electorate
Income in Brisbane
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in Brisbane now earns $2,947 a week, which is well above both the state and national figures. This area is among the highest earners at this level, with a significant rise in wealth seen across the board since 2011.
$2,114
▲ +22.1%
- $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 Brisbane — higher than 81% of areas.
| Brisbane | $2,114 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | $1,849 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The usual weekly household income is $2,114, which is much higher than most areas. Personal income is also well above the national figure at $1,140 per week, having risen by $273 since 2011.
$2,114 ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 81% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,732
- 2016: $1,868
- 2021: $2,114
Median total household income per week.
$2,947 ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 92% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $2,345
- 2016: $2,466
- 2021: $2,947
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 31.6% of households bringing in over $3,000 a week, a figure far above the Queensland average. Similarly, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more weekly has risen by 8.8 percentage points since 2011 to reach 22.5%.
22.5%
Higher than 90% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
31.6%
Higher than 84% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Brisbane, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 32%, followed by $650–$1,499 (23%) and $4,000 or more (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Brisbane splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (32%) and Under $650 (30%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 26%.
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 Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED304/brisbane/topic/income