$938 ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $803
- 2016: $869
- 2021: $938
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Main Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Main Beach
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A quarter of all households in Main Beach now earn $3,000 or more per week, a figure that has risen 13 percentage points since 2011. This makes it a high-income area where typical weekly earnings for individuals and families sit above the state and national figures.
$1,682
▲ +23.9%
- $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 Main Beach — lower than 54% of areas.
| Main Beach | $1,682 |
|---|---|
| 4217, QLD | $1,466 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly personal income is $938, which is a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia. Family incomes are also higher than most areas at $2,269 per week, while the usual household income of $1,682 is about the same as the state average.
$1,682 ▲ +23.9%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,357
- 2016: $1,534
- 2021: $1,682
Median total household income per week.
$2,269 ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,746
- 2016: $2,027
- 2021: $2,269
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 17.3% of people making $2,000 or more a week, which is well above the national figure of 12.5%. This concentration of wealth is reflected in the 25.1% of households earning over $3,000 weekly, a proportion far higher than most other areas.
17.3%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
25.1%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Main Beach splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Main Beach splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (33%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 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 Main Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309101269/main-beach/topic/income