$689 ▲ +32.5%
Lower than 85% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $520
- 2016: $580
- 2021: $689
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Longman · Federal Electorate
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower typical incomes than most other areas mark Longman, where weekly family earnings sit a little below both the state and national figures. While pay has risen since 2011, the area remains less wealthy than the broader region. High-earning households are far less common here than across Queensland or Australia.
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Longman — lower than 79% of areas.
| Longman | $1,451 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | $1,849 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Longman earns $1,706 a week, which is a little below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Typical weekly personal income is $689, which is also a little below the state and national figures, though this rose by $169 since 2011.
$689 ▲ +32.5%
Lower than 85% of federal electorate areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,451 ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 79% of federal electorate areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,706 ▲ +35.4%
Lower than 87% of federal electorate areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6.6% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%. Similarly, the 14.5% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly is well below the 22.6% seen across Australia.
6.6%
Lower than 85% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.5%
Lower than 84% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Longman splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (33%), with Under $650 at 17%.
In Longman, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Longman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED320/longman/topic/income