$866 ▲ +22.8%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $705
- 2016: $698
- 2021: $866
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mackay · Council (LGA)
Income in Mackay
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A little above the state average, typical incomes in Mackay are much higher than in most similar areas. The typical family now earns $2,215 a week, reflecting a steady climb in earnings over the last decade.
$1,853
▲ +17.4%
- $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 Mackay — higher than 79% of areas.
| Mackay | $1,853 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $866, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Queensland figure of $787. This has risen by $161 since 2011, while the typical household income grew by $275 in the same period to reach $1,853.
$1,853 ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,578
- 2016: $1,456
- 2021: $1,853
Median total household income per week.
$2,215 ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,821
- 2016: $1,774
- 2021: $2,215
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 13.8% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, which is a little above the national figure. Similarly, 21.9% of households bring in at least $3,000 weekly, a figure that rose 8.7 percentage points since 2011.
13.8%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
21.9%
Higher than 76% 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 Mackay, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 33%, followed by $650–$1,499 (25%) and Under $650 (16%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Mackay, the largest group is Under $650 at 40%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
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 Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34770/mackay/topic/income