Nambour · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Income in Nambour

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

Typical personal incomes in Nambour are much lower than in most similar areas, with the usual weekly earner taking home $678. While weekly pay for families and households has risen since 2016, overall earnings remain a little below the Queensland and national figures.

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📍 Nambour, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Nambour sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,383
  • $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 Nambour — lower than 73% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Nambour$1,383
4560, QLD $1,415
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical family earns $1,714 a week, which is a little below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Household income is also lower than most areas at $1,383 per week, though this is up $277 from 2016.

$678

Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: $561
  • 2021: $678

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

$1,383

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

  • 2016: $1,106
  • 2021: $1,383

Median total household income per week.

$1,714

Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: $1,363
  • 2021: $1,714

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are far less common here than across Australia, with only 11.4% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly. Only 5.3% of individuals earn $2,000 or more per week, a figure well below the national average.

Household income distribution

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Nambour splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (33%), with Under $650 at 20%.

Personal income distribution

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In Nambour, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).

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 Nambour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316071548/nambour/topic/income