$938 ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $668
- 2016: $726
- 2021: $938
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Longreach · Council (LGA)
Income in Longreach
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly personal income of $938 is much higher than most similar areas in Longreach. This reflects a general upward trend in earnings across the board, with family and household incomes all rising since 2011. While individual pay is strong, the area has fewer high-earning households compared to the state and national figures.
$1,561
▲ +34.8%
- $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 Longreach — higher than 63% of areas.
| Longreach | $1,561 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family incomes are $2,094 and household incomes are $1,561, both of which are higher than most similar areas. Personal income is particularly strong at $938 per week, which is a little above both the Queensland and Australian figures.
$1,561 ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,158
- 2016: $1,276
- 2021: $1,561
Median total household income per week.
$2,094 ▲ +47.3%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,422
- 2016: $1,609
- 2021: $2,094
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 country, with 15.1% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure. However, this proportion has risen by 9.5 percentage points since 2011.
9.1%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.1%
Higher than 56% 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 Longreach, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 35%, followed by $650–$1,499 (29%) and Under $650 (19%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Longreach, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 42%, followed by Under $650 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
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 Longreach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34710/longreach/topic/income