Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Income in Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach

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

A typical personal weekly income of $950 makes Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach a little above the Queensland and national figures. While family and household earnings sit around the middle for similar areas, there has been a significant climb in pay since 2011.

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📍 Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,638 ▲ +45.1%
  • $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 Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach — lower than 56% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach$1,638
4218, QLD $1,751
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical weekly family income is $2,134, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Personal weekly income is higher than most areas at $950, and this has risen by $260 since 2011.

$950 ▲ +37.7%

Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $690
  • 2016: $803
  • 2021: $950

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

$1,638 ▲ +45.1%

Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $1,129
  • 2016: $1,347
  • 2021: $1,638

Median total household income per week.

$2,134 ▲ +51.5%

Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $1,409
  • 2016: $1,690
  • 2021: $2,134

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are more common here than in most areas, with 13.5% of people earning $2,000 or more a week. Meanwhile, 19.6% of households bring in $3,000 or more weekly, a figure that has risen by 13 percentage points since 2011.

Household income distribution

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Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (29%), with Under $650 at 16%.

Personal income distribution

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In Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by Under $650 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).

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 Mermaid Beach - Broadbeach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309011227/mermaid-beach-broadbeach/topic/income