$830 ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 60% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $641
- 2016: $671
- 2021: $830
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Capricornia · Federal Electorate
Income in Capricornia
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher personal incomes than most similar areas define Capricornia. While typical family and household earnings sit around the national average, individual pay stands out as a local strength. This trend is mirrored in the growth of high-earners, with more people and families seeing significant income gains since 2011.
$1,737
▲ +26.1%
- $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 Capricornia — lower than 51% of areas.
| Capricornia | $1,737 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Capricornia earns $830 a week, which is higher than most areas. Typical weekly family income is $2,122 and household income is $1,737, both of which are about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
$1,737 ▲ +26.1%
Lower than 51% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,377
- 2016: $1,418
- 2021: $1,737
Median total household income per week.
$2,122 ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 54% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,658
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $2,122
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here, with 13.1% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, a figure a little above the Queensland average. Since 2011, the share of households earning over $3,000 a week has risen by 9.9 points to reach 20.9%.
13.1%
Higher than 67% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
20.9%
Higher than 50% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Capricornia splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Capricornia, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
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 Capricornia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED305/capricornia/topic/income