$604 ▲ +37.6%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $439
- 2016: $468
- 2021: $604
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Northern Peninsula Area · Council (LGA)
Income in Northern Peninsula Area
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in the Northern Peninsula Area earns just $1,287 a week, which is far below the national figure. While incomes have risen since 2011, this area remains much lower than most other parts of the country.
$1,331
▲ +38.8%
- $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 Northern Peninsula Area — lower than 57% of areas.
| Northern Peninsula Area | $1,331 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $604, which is well below the Queensland figure of $787. Typical household and family incomes are also well below state and national levels, though they have risen by over $370 since 2011.
$1,331 ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $959
- 2016: $1,158
- 2021: $1,331
Median total household income per week.
$1,287 ▲ +41.9%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $907
- 2016: $1,064
- 2021: $1,287
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 10.8% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure well below the Queensland average of 20.2%. This is reflected in personal income, where 44.2% of people earn under $650 a week.
5.3%
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.8%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Northern Peninsula Area splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Northern Peninsula Area, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Northern Peninsula Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35780/northern-peninsula-area/topic/income