Highland Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Income in Highland Park

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

Lower weekly incomes than most similar areas define Highland Park, though earnings have climbed over the last decade. The typical family now earns $1,896 a week, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.

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📍 Highland Park, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Highland Park sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,671 ▲ +36.6%
  • $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 Highland Park — lower than 54% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Highland Park$1,671
4211, QLD $1,727
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical family income of $1,896 is lower than in most areas, but it rose by $562 since 2011. Similarly, the typical person earns $731 a week, which is a little below the national figure.

$731 ▲ +35.4%

Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $540
  • 2016: $632
  • 2021: $731

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

$1,671 ▲ +36.6%

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

  • 2011: $1,223
  • 2016: $1,395
  • 2021: $1,671

Median total household income per week.

$1,896 ▲ +42.1%

Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $1,334
  • 2016: $1,481
  • 2021: $1,896

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are less common here, with only 6.5% of people earning $2,000 or more a week—well below the national figure of 12.5%. However, the share of households earning $3,000 or more a week rose 13 percentage points since 2011 to reach 18.1%.

Household income distribution

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Highland Park splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (35%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 15%.

Personal income distribution

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In Highland Park, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).

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 Highland Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309061247/highland-park/topic/income