$763 ▲ +42.9%
Lower than 60% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $534
- 2016: $630
- 2021: $763
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Fairfax · Federal Electorate
Income in Fairfax
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes have climbed significantly since 2011 in Fairfax, with typical family earnings rising by $665 over the decade. While typical pay is now about the same as the Queensland average, the area still trails behind most similar places across the country.
$1,605
▲ +51.8%
- $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 Fairfax — lower than 64% of areas.
| Fairfax | $1,605 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,933, which is a little below the national figure of $2,120. Household incomes are similarly lower than most areas at $1,605 per week, while typical personal weekly pay is $763, placing the area around the middle for its level.
$1,605 ▲ +51.8%
Lower than 64% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,057
- 2016: $1,298
- 2021: $1,605
Median total household income per week.
$1,933 ▲ +52.4%
Lower than 64% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,268
- 2016: $1,519
- 2021: $1,933
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High-earners are less common here than in most areas, with only 18.3% of households earning $3,000 or more per week. This is well below the Australian average of 22.6%, although the share of top-earning households has grown by 12 percentage points since 2011.
9.8%
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.3%
Lower than 64% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Fairfax splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Fairfax, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Fairfax [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED309/fairfax/topic/income