$776 ▲ +29.8%
Lower than 55% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $598
- 2016: $668
- 2021: $776
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Leichhardt · Federal Electorate
Income in Leichhardt
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Leichhardt are lower than most areas, though typical earnings have climbed since 2011. The typical family now brings in $1,873 a week, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. While overall pay is lower than average, there has been a steady rise in both family and personal incomes over the last decade.
$1,513
▲ +32.6%
- $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 Leichhardt — lower than 73% of areas.
| Leichhardt | $1,513 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,513, which is a little below both the state and national figures. This is an increase from 2011, when the typical household earned $1,141. Personal weekly income is $776, sitting around the middle for its level.
$1,513 ▲ +32.6%
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,141
- 2016: $1,314
- 2021: $1,513
Median total household income per week.
$1,873 ▲ +38.3%
Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,354
- 2016: $1,552
- 2021: $1,873
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 16.4% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure well below the national average of 22.6%. However, the share of high earners has grown, with the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more a week rising from 4.1% in 2011 to 9.2% in 2021.
9.2%
Lower than 62% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.4%
Lower than 76% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Leichhardt splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Leichhardt, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
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 Leichhardt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED318/leichhardt/topic/income