$819 ▲ +75.4%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $467
- 2016: $579
- 2021: $819
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Croydon · Council (LGA)
Income in Croydon
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher than usual personal incomes define daily life in Croydon, where the typical person earns $819 a week. While individual earnings are strong, the area has far fewer high-income households than the state or national averages. Most residents earn a modest weekly amount, though overall incomes have risen since 2011.
$1,375
▲ +34.8%
- $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 Croydon — lower than 52% of areas.
| Croydon | $1,375 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Croydon earns $819 a week, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. Weekly family income is also higher than most areas at $1,937, though the typical household income of $1,375 is well below the Australian average of $1,746.
$1,375 ▲ +34.8%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,020
- 2016: $1,100
- 2021: $1,375
Median total household income per week.
$1,937 ▲ +84.0%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,053
- 2016: $1,274
- 2021: $1,937
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 7.5% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the Queensland average of 20.2%. This gap is mirrored in individual earnings, where the 7.3% of people earning over $2,000 weekly is well below the national rate.
7.3%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.5%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Croydon splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and Under $650 (29%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 29%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Croydon splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (44%) and Under $650 (39%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 14%.
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 Croydon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32600/croydon/topic/income