$386 ▲ +31.3%
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $294
- 2016: $321
- 2021: $386
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Hope Vale · Council (LGA)
Income in Hope Vale
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of $836 in Hope Vale is far below the national figure. This is one of the lowest-earning areas in the country, where the vast majority of residents live on modest budgets. While some personal incomes have risen since 2011, overall earnings remain much lower than in the rest of Queensland.
$836
▼ -6.6%
- $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 Hope Vale — lower than 99% of areas.
| Hope Vale | $836 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family incomes are far below the Australian average at $874, though this rose $136 since 2011. In contrast, the typical weekly household income fell by $59 since 2011 to $836, which is far below the Queensland figure of $1,675.
$836 ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $895
- 2016: $777
- 2021: $836
Median total household income per week.
$874 ▲ +18.4%
Lower than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $738
- 2016: $759
- 2021: $874
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Income is heavily concentrated at the lower end, with 63.6% of people earning under $650 a week. Only 5.3% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is far below the 22.6% seen across Australia.
3.2%
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
5.3%
Lower than 97% 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 Hope Vale, the largest group is Under $650 at 42%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Hope Vale, Under $650 is the majority at 73%; $650–$1,499 is next at 20%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Hope Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33830/hope-vale/topic/income