$665 ▲ +43.9%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $462
- 2016: $535
- 2021: $665
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lockyer Valley · Council (LGA)
Income in Lockyer Valley
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has climbed significantly across Lockyer Valley since 2011, with typical family incomes rising by $521. While earnings are growing, the area remains more affordable than most regions, and typical household incomes sit a little below the Queensland and national figures.
$1,457
▲ +45.3%
- $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 Lockyer Valley — higher than 56% of areas.
| Lockyer Valley | $1,457 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,684, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of $2,120. Other typical weekly earnings are also a little below state and national levels, with households bringing in $1,457 and individuals earning $665.
$1,457 ▲ +45.3%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,003
- 2016: $1,198
- 2021: $1,457
Median total household income per week.
$1,684 ▲ +44.8%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,163
- 2016: $1,376
- 2021: $1,684
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in the rest of the state, with only 5.7% of people earning $2,000 or more a week. However, the number of households earning $3,000 or more weekly rose by 9.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 13.6%.
5.7%
Lower than 79% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.6%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Lockyer Valley splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (33%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Lockyer Valley, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (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 Lockyer Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34580/lockyer-valley/topic/income