$669 ▲ +34.6%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $497
- 2016: $579
- 2021: $669
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cook · Council (LGA)
Income in Cook
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 39% of people in Cook earn less than $650 a week, making it an area where typical incomes are much lower than in most other places. While earnings have risen since 2011, the region continues to trail well behind both Queensland and national figures.
$1,159
▲ +39.5%
- $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 Cook — lower than 80% of areas.
| Cook | $1,159 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,494 a week, which is well below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Personal incomes are also lower than most areas at $669 a week, though this has risen by $172 since 2011.
$1,159 ▲ +39.5%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $831
- 2016: $1,038
- 2021: $1,159
Median total household income per week.
$1,494 ▲ +40.7%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,062
- 2016: $1,341
- 2021: $1,494
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 10.8% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the national figure of 22.6%. Meanwhile, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more a week is much lower than most areas at 5.8%.
5.8%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.8%
Lower than 70% 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 Cook, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 34%, followed by Under $650 (27%) and $1,500–$2,999 (27%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cook, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
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 Cook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32500/cook/topic/income