Whitfield - Edge Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Income in Whitfield - Edge Hill

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

Over a third of people in Whitfield - Edge Hill earn under $650 a week, though the area has seen a steady rise in wealth. Typical weekly personal incomes are higher than most other areas, and the number of high-earners has grown significantly over the last decade.

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📍 Whitfield - Edge Hill, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Whitfield - Edge Hill sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,677 ▲ +39.5%
  • $500–$607: 7 areas
  • $607–$714: 1 area
  • $714–$821: 8 areas
  • $821–$929: 26 areas
  • $929–$1,036: 69 areas
  • $1,036–$1,143: 119 areas
  • $1,143–$1,250: 181 areas
  • $1,250–$1,357: 182 areas
  • $1,357–$1,464: 220 areas
  • $1,464–$1,571: 146 areas
  • $1,571–$1,679: 154 areas
  • $1,679–$1,786: 149 areas
  • $1,786–$1,893: 158 areas
  • $1,893–$2,000: 152 areas
  • $2,000–$2,107: 188 areas
  • $2,107–$2,214: 145 areas
  • $2,214–$2,321: 129 areas
  • $2,321–$2,429: 109 areas
  • $2,429–$2,536: 56 areas
  • $2,536–$2,643: 52 areas
  • $2,643–$2,750: 31 areas
  • $2,750–$2,857: 29 areas
  • $2,857–$2,964: 18 areas
  • $2,964–$3,071: 23 areas
  • $3,071–$3,179: 19 areas
  • $3,179–$3,286: 11 areas
  • $3,286–$3,393: 10 areas
  • $3,393–$3,500: 22 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Whitfield - Edge Hill — lower than 54% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Whitfield - Edge Hill$1,677
4870, QLD $1,510
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical person here earns $915 a week, which is a little above the national figure. Typical family income is $2,217, and the usual household income of $1,677 is about the same as the Queensland average.

$915 ▲ +31.7%

Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $695
  • 2016: $757
  • 2021: $915

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

$1,677 ▲ +39.5%

Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $1,202
  • 2016: $1,398
  • 2021: $1,677

Median total household income per week.

$2,217 ▲ +46.0%

Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $1,518
  • 2016: $1,819
  • 2021: $2,217

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are becoming more common, with 14.5% of people now making $2,000 or more a week, a figure well above the state average. This trend is mirrored in households, where 22.4% earn $3,000 or more weekly, up 13 percentage points since 2011.

Household income distribution

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Whitfield - Edge Hill splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 16%.

Personal income distribution

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Whitfield - Edge Hill splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (37%) and $650–$1,499 (35%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 22%.

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 Whitfield - Edge Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021156/whitfield-edge-hill/topic/income