Scarborough - Newport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Income in Scarborough - Newport

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

About 40.3% of people in Scarborough - Newport earn under $650 a week, making this the most common personal income bracket. Overall, the area is economically steady, with typical weekly incomes for families and individuals sitting very close to the national figures.

Open map →
📍 Scarborough - Newport, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Scarborough - Newport sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,658
  • $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 Scarborough - Newport — lower than 55% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Scarborough - Newport$1,658
4020, QLD $1,365
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical family income is $2,165 a week, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. Typical weekly household and personal incomes are also around the middle for similar areas.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are more common here than in the state, with 14.5% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly. Similarly, 23.7% of households earn over $3,000 a week, which is well above the Queensland figure of 20.2%.

Household income distribution

View on map →

Scarborough - Newport splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 19%.

Personal income distribution

View on map →

In Scarborough - Newport, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Scarborough - Newport

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Scarborough - Newport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313051575/scarborough-newport/topic/income