$755 —
Higher than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: $615
- 2021: $755
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sunshine Coast · Council (LGA)
Income in Sunshine Coast
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher typical incomes than most similar areas mark the Sunshine Coast, where families now bring in $1,920 a week. Weekly earnings have climbed across the board since 2016, though most figures remain slightly below the national average.
$1,595
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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 Sunshine Coast — higher than 65% of areas.
| Sunshine Coast | $1,595 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,595 weekly, which is higher than most similar areas and up $320 since 2016. Typical personal weekly income is $755, sitting around the middle for its level and roughly the same as the state and national figures.
$1,595 —
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: $1,275
- 2021: $1,595
Median total household income per week.
$1,920 —
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: $1,491
- 2021: $1,920
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High-earners are becoming more common, with the share of households earning over $3,000 a week rising 8.1 percentage points since 2016 to 18.3%. While this is higher than most areas, it remains well below the Australian figure of 22.6%.
9.6%
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.3%
Higher 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 →Sunshine Coast splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Sunshine Coast, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Sunshine Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36720/sunshine-coast/topic/income