$758 —
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: $626
- 2021: $758
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Rockhampton · Council (LGA)
Income in Rockhampton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly personal income of $758 keeps Rockhampton's residents largely in step with the rest of the state. While most people earn around the national average, there has been a steady climb in pay across the board since 2016.
$1,477
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- $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 Rockhampton — higher than 58% of areas.
| Rockhampton | $1,477 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Family incomes here have risen by $349 since 2016 to a typical $1,888 per week. This is about the same as the Queensland figure and just a little below the national amount of $2,120.
$1,477 —
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: $1,255
- 2021: $1,477
Median total household income per week.
$1,888 —
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: $1,539
- 2021: $1,888
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across Australia, with only 16% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week. However, this group has grown by 6.5 percentage points since 2016.
9.6%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.0%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Rockhampton splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Rockhampton, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
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 Rockhampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36370/rockhampton/topic/income