$736 —
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: $676
- 2021: $736
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Douglas · Council (LGA)
Income in Douglas
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower incomes than most similar areas define Douglas, where the typical family earns $1,682 a week. This is well below the national figure of $2,120. While weekly pay has risen across the board since 2016, the area continues to lag behind state and national averages.
$1,310
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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 Douglas — lower than 60% of areas.
| Douglas | $1,310 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,310, which is well below the Queensland figure of $1,675. Personal incomes are more in line with others, with the usual person earning $736 a week, about the same as the state average.
$1,310 —
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: $1,169
- 2021: $1,310
Median total household income per week.
$1,682 —
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: $1,460
- 2021: $1,682
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 10.4% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the Australian average of 22.6%. This trend is mirrored by personal earnings, with only 5.8% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly.
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.
10.4%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Douglas splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Douglas splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (44%) and $650–$1,499 (41%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 13%.
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 Douglas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32810/douglas/topic/income