$787 ▲ +37.8%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $571
- 2016: $666
- 2021: $787
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Gold Coast · Council (LGA)
Income in Gold Coast
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Almost identical to state and national figures, Gold Coast has a typical household income of $1,691 per week. The area's earnings are generally higher than most similar places, with a significant rise in typical family income by $631 since 2011.
$1,691
▲ +44.0%
- $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 Gold Coast — higher than 71% of areas.
| Gold Coast | $1,691 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly pay for a person is $787, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. Both typical household and family incomes are higher than most areas, though they remain about the same as the state and national numbers.
$1,691 ▲ +44.0%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,174
- 2016: $1,404
- 2021: $1,691
Median total household income per week.
$2,010 ▲ +45.8%
Higher than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,379
- 2016: $1,657
- 2021: $2,010
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most areas, with 19.9% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a 12 point increase since 2011. However, this is a little below the national figure of 22.6%.
10.1%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
19.9%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Gold Coast splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (29%), with Under $650 at 16%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Gold Coast, the largest group is Under $650 at 42%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) 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 Gold Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33430/gold-coast/topic/income