$520 ▲ +40.2%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $371
- 2016: $447
- 2021: $520
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cape York · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Cape York
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes of $1,253 mean Cape York is one of the lowest earning areas in the country. While pay has climbed since 2011, the typical household here still earns far less than those in Queensland or the rest of Australia.
$1,063
▲ +22.6%
- $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 Cape York — lower than 94% of areas.
| Cape York | $1,063 |
|---|---|
| 4892, QLD | $1,080 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,063 a week, which is well below the Queensland figure of $1,675. Individual pay is also among the lowest at this level, with the typical person earning $520 weekly, though this has risen by $149 since 2011.
$1,063 ▲ +22.6%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $867
- 2016: $961
- 2021: $1,063
Median total household income per week.
$1,253 ▲ +38.3%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $906
- 2016: $1,055
- 2021: $1,253
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 8.8% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the national 22.6%. This is consistent with personal income data, where 45.4% of people earn under $650 per week.
4.9%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.8%
Lower than 91% 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 →Cape York splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and Under $650 (30%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 25%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cape York, Under $650 is the majority at 58%; $650–$1,499 is next at 28%.
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 Cape York [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011396/cape-york/topic/income