$669 ▲ +37.4%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $487
- 2016: $522
- 2021: $669
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Charters Towers · Council (LGA)
Income in Charters Towers
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical household in Charters Towers earns $1,307 a week, which is well below the national figure. While weekly incomes have risen since 2011, the area generally earns less than both the state and national averages across families and individuals.
$1,307
▲ +33.5%
- $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 Charters Towers — lower than 60% of areas.
| Charters Towers | $1,307 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family income of $1,734 is a little below the Queensland figure, while personal weekly income of $669 is lower than in most areas. These figures have all grown since 2011, with typical family pay rising by $513 over the decade.
$1,307 ▲ +33.5%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $979
- 2016: $1,047
- 2021: $1,307
Median total household income per week.
$1,734 ▲ +42.0%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,221
- 2016: $1,323
- 2021: $1,734
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 13% of households earn $3,000 or more per week, which is well below the 22.6% national figure. However, this is a rise of 7.2 percentage points since 2011, and the number of people earning over $2,000 a week also grew to 8.3%.
8.3%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.0%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Charters Towers splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Charters Towers, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Charters Towers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32310/charters-towers/topic/income