$798 ▲ +40.2%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $569
- 2016: $672
- 2021: $798
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Murweh · Council (LGA)
Income in Murweh
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes have climbed steadily across Murweh since 2011, with typical family earnings rising by $507. While personal incomes are now about the same as state and national figures, typical household pay remains well below the broader Queensland and Australian averages.
$1,294
▲ +32.2%
- $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 Murweh — lower than 62% of areas.
| Murweh | $1,294 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $798, which is higher than most similar areas. However, the typical household earns $1,294 a week, a figure that is well below the national figure of $1,746.
$1,294 ▲ +32.2%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $979
- 2016: $1,115
- 2021: $1,294
Median total household income per week.
$1,766 ▲ +40.3%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,259
- 2016: $1,490
- 2021: $1,766
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in most areas, with only 11.4% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is far below the Australian figure of 22.6%, although the proportion of top earners has risen since 2011.
7.2%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.4%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Murweh splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 25%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Murweh splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (42%) and $650–$1,499 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 17%.
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 Murweh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35600/murweh/topic/income