$849 ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 63% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $666
- 2016: $691
- 2021: $849
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Herbert · Federal Electorate
Income in Herbert
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
About the same as state and national figures, income in Herbert is steady with typical weekly household earnings of $1,657. While most income levels track closely with Queensland, personal weekly earnings are higher than in most similar areas. This trend is supported by a rise in the number of high-earning households over the last decade.
$1,657
▲ +23.0%
- $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 Herbert — lower than 59% of areas.
| Herbert | $1,657 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Herbert earns $2,042 a week, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. Since 2011, typical personal weekly income has risen by $183 to reach $849, a figure higher than most areas.
$1,657 ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 59% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,347
- 2016: $1,392
- 2021: $1,657
Median total household income per week.
$2,042 ▲ +28.8%
Lower than 52% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,586
- 2016: $1,663
- 2021: $2,042
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than elsewhere, with 17.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the Australian average. However, this group grew by 9 percentage points since 2011.
9.7%
Lower than 58% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.6%
Lower than 70% 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 Herbert, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 35%, followed by $650–$1,499 (29%) and Under $650 (16%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Herbert splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (40%) and $650–$1,499 (37%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 20%.
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 Herbert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED315/herbert/topic/income