$743 ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $549
- 2016: $642
- 2021: $743
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Toowoomba · Council (LGA)
Income in Toowoomba
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in Toowoomba earns $1,847 a week, reflecting a steady rise in earnings over the last decade. While the city's incomes are a little below the state and national figures, they sit around the middle when compared to similar areas.
$1,461
▲ +37.7%
- $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 Toowoomba — higher than 56% of areas.
| Toowoomba | $1,461 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,461, which is a little below the Queensland figure of $1,675. Personal incomes are about the same as the state and national averages, with the typical person earning $743 a week.
$1,461 ▲ +37.7%
Higher than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,061
- 2016: $1,269
- 2021: $1,461
Median total household income per week.
$1,847 ▲ +41.2%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,308
- 2016: $1,547
- 2021: $1,847
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in the rest of the country, as only 15% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, well below the Australian figure of 22.6%. However, this proportion has risen 9.3 percentage points since 2011.
8.5%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.0%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Toowoomba splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (32%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Toowoomba, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Toowoomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36910/toowoomba/topic/income