$947 ▲ +36.1%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $696
- 2016: $770
- 2021: $947
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Brisbane · Council (LGA)
Income in Brisbane
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has climbed significantly across Brisbane since 2011, with typical family incomes rising by $601. It is now an area where typical earnings are much higher than most other places. This growth is most visible in the high end of the scale, where the share of households earning over $3,000 a week has more than doubled since 2011.
$2,068
▲ +33.7%
- $500–$589: 0 areas
- $589–$679: 0 areas
- $679–$768: 6 areas
- $768–$857: 8 areas
- $857–$946: 10 areas
- $946–$1,036: 23 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 40 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 59 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 62 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 65 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 47 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 31 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 31 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 27 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 22 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 25 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 18 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 20 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 9 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 9 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 11 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 3 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 5 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 2 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 0 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 1 area
- $2,821–$2,911: 4 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 12 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Brisbane — higher than 87% of areas.
| Brisbane | $2,068 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | $1,849 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income in Brisbane is $2,068, which is a little above the national figure of $1,746. Personal and family incomes are also much higher than most areas, with the typical family earning $2,474 a week.
$2,068 ▲ +33.7%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,547
- 2016: $1,746
- 2021: $2,068
Median total household income per week.
$2,474 ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,873
- 2016: $2,091
- 2021: $2,474
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are well represented here; 29.3% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is well above the Queensland figure of 20.2%. Similarly, the 17.1% of people earning $2,000 or more a week is well above the national average.
17.1%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
29.3%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Brisbane, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 32%, followed by $650–$1,499 (23%) and $4,000 or more (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Brisbane splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (37%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 23%.
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 Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31000/brisbane/topic/income