$798 ▲ +44.8%
Higher than 52% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $551
- 2016: $662
- 2021: $798
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
McPherson · Federal Electorate
Income in McPherson
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have climbed steadily in McPherson, with typical family incomes rising by $740 since 2011. This is a place where most people earn around the national figure, though there has been a notable increase in the number of high-income households over the last decade.
$1,736
▲ +54.0%
- $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 McPherson — lower than 52% of areas.
| McPherson | $1,736 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in McPherson earns $2,073 a week, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia. Weekly personal income is also around the national level at $798, and typical household earnings sit at $1,736.
$1,736 ▲ +54.0%
Lower than 52% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,127
- 2016: $1,395
- 2021: $1,736
Median total household income per week.
$2,073 ▲ +55.5%
Higher than 50% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,333
- 2016: $1,657
- 2021: $2,073
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common than they were in 2011, with 21.1% of households now earning over $3,000 a week. This is about the same as the Queensland average, while the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more a week is a little below the national figure at 10.9%.
10.9%
Higher than 51% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
21.1%
Higher than 51% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →McPherson splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 16%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In McPherson, the largest group is Under $650 at 42%, 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 McPherson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED322/mcpherson/topic/income