$420 ▲ +34.6%
Lower than 95% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $312
- 2016: $332
- 2021: $420
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lockhart River · Council (LGA)
Income in Lockhart River
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly family income of $959 marks Lockhart River as an area with earnings far below the Queensland and Australian figures. Most residents earn well under the national average, and family and household incomes have both fallen since 2011.
$1,066
▼ -6.5%
- $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 Lockhart River — lower than 88% of areas.
| Lockhart River | $1,066 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,066, which is much lower than most areas. While typical personal weekly income rose $108 since 2011 to reach $420, it remains far below the national figure of $805.
$1,066 ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,140
- 2016: $900
- 2021: $1,066
Median total household income per week.
$959 ▼ -9.7%
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,062
- 2016: $810
- 2021: $959
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 7.1% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. Over half of all people earn under $650 a week, though the share of people earning $2,000 or more rose 4.5 points since 2011.
5.4%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.1%
Lower than 91% 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 Lockhart River, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 43%, followed by Under $650 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Lockhart River, Under $650 is the majority at 69%; $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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Lockhart River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34570/lockhart-river/topic/income