4820, QLD · Postcode

Income in 4820, QLD

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Forty-one per cent of people in postcode 4820 earn under $650 a week, making it an area where low incomes are common. While typical pay has risen since 2011, overall earnings remain lower than the state and national figures.

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📍 4820, QLD, Postcode

Where 4820, QLD sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,341 ▲ +30.3%
  • $500–$589: 4 areas
  • $589–$679: 2 areas
  • $679–$768: 21 areas
  • $768–$857: 56 areas
  • $857–$946: 87 areas
  • $946–$1,036: 120 areas
  • $1,036–$1,125: 145 areas
  • $1,125–$1,214: 213 areas
  • $1,214–$1,304: 216 areas
  • $1,304–$1,393: 232 areas
  • $1,393–$1,482: 194 areas
  • $1,482–$1,571: 148 areas
  • $1,571–$1,661: 120 areas
  • $1,661–$1,750: 124 areas
  • $1,750–$1,839: 134 areas
  • $1,839–$1,929: 128 areas
  • $1,929–$2,018: 115 areas
  • $2,018–$2,107: 110 areas
  • $2,107–$2,196: 115 areas
  • $2,196–$2,286: 71 areas
  • $2,286–$2,375: 62 areas
  • $2,375–$2,464: 50 areas
  • $2,464–$2,554: 37 areas
  • $2,554–$2,643: 23 areas
  • $2,643–$2,732: 18 areas
  • $2,732–$2,821: 18 areas
  • $2,821–$2,911: 17 areas
  • $2,911–$3,000: 56 areas

All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4820, QLD — lower than 63% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
4820, QLD$1,341
Charters Towers $1,307
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical household earns $1,341 a week, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Typical personal weekly income is $677, which is a little below both the Queensland and national levels.

$677 ▲ +36.8%

Lower than 67% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: $495
  • 2016: $526
  • 2021: $677

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,341 ▲ +30.3%

Lower than 63% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: $1,029
  • 2016: $1,076
  • 2021: $1,341

Median total household income per week.

$1,758 ▲ +38.2%

Lower than 59% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: $1,272
  • 2016: $1,338
  • 2021: $1,758

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

Only 13.3% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure well below the national rate of 22.6%. However, the proportion of high earners has grown, with the share of households earning $3,000+ rising by 7.2 percentage points since 2011.

Household income distribution

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4820, QLD splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 22%.

Personal income distribution

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In 4820, QLD, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) 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 4820, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4820/4820-qld/topic/income