$1,011 ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $831
- 2016: $843
- 2021: $1,011
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Central Highlands · Council (LGA)
Income in Central Highlands
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has climbed steadily in Central Highlands (Qld) since 2011, with typical personal incomes rising by $180. The area now sees much higher earnings than most similar regions, with typical families bringing in $2,443 a week.
$2,095
▲ +4.9%
- $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 Central Highlands — higher than 87% of areas.
| Central Highlands | $2,095 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical household income is $2,095 a week, which is well above the Queensland figure of $1,675. Personal incomes are also much higher than in most areas, reaching a typical $1,011 per week.
$2,095 ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,998
- 2016: $1,823
- 2021: $2,095
Median total household income per week.
$2,443 ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $2,321
- 2016: $2,106
- 2021: $2,443
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 26.4% of households bringing in $3,000 or more weekly, a figure that rose 8.0 percentage points since 2011. This is well above the national figure of 22.6%.
18.0%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
26.4%
Higher than 85% 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 Central Highlands, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 34%, followed by $650–$1,499 (23%) and $4,000 or more (16%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Central Highlands splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (35%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 25%.
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 Central Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32270/central-highlands/topic/income