4868, QLD · Postcode

Income in 4868, QLD

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

Over a third of people in postcode 4868 earn under $650 a week. This area sees typical incomes that sit around the middle for similar places, though they generally stay a little below the Queensland and national figures.

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📍 4868, QLD, Postcode

Where 4868, QLD sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,554 ▲ +26.0%
  • $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 4868, QLD — higher than 53% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
4868, QLD$1,554
Cairns $1,578
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical family earns $1,824 a week, which is a little below the national figure of $2,120. This reflects a general rise in pay across the area, with typical household income climbing $321 since 2011.

$783 ▲ +25.9%

Higher than 57% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: $622
  • 2016: $682
  • 2021: $783

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

$1,554 ▲ +26.0%

Higher than 53% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: $1,233
  • 2016: $1,350
  • 2021: $1,554

Median total household income per week.

$1,824 ▲ +30.1%

Lower than 55% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: $1,402
  • 2016: $1,542
  • 2021: $1,824

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 state, with only 15.1% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly. However, this group has grown by 9.1 percentage points over the last ten years.

Household income distribution

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4868, QLD splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (35%) and $650–$1,499 (33%), with Under $650 at 15%.

Personal income distribution

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4868, QLD splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (42%) and $650–$1,499 (39%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 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 4868, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4868/4868-qld/topic/income