$809 —
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: $693
- 2021: $809
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cairns · Council (LGA)
Income in Cairns
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher typical weekly earnings than most similar areas make Cairns a relatively prosperous place to live. The typical household now brings in $1,578 a week, a figure that has climbed by $242 since 2016.
$1,578
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- $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 Cairns — higher than 64% of areas.
| Cairns | $1,578 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $809, which is about the same as the national figure. This is higher than most similar areas, and the typical family income has also risen, reaching $1,950 per week.
$1,578 —
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: $1,336
- 2021: $1,578
Median total household income per week.
$1,950 —
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: $1,605
- 2021: $1,950
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are becoming more common, with the share of households earning over $3,000 a week rising to 16.8%. However, this remains well below the Australian figure of 22.6%.
9.1%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.8%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Cairns splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Cairns splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (41%) and $650–$1,499 (37%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 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 Cairns [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32080/cairns/topic/income