$1,038 ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $825
- 2016: $855
- 2021: $1,038
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Brisbane Inner · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Brisbane Inner
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher than usual weekly pay defines daily life in Brisbane Inner, where typical personal incomes sit well above national figures. This area is significantly wealthier than most similar places, with a trend of steady growth in earnings across the board since 2011.
$1,922
▲ +19.4%
- $1,000–$1,071: 11 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 16 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 20 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 20 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 18 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 27 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 21 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 18 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 18 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 22 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 15 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 17 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 18 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 18 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 14 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 7 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 9 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 9 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 9 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 5 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 4 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 1 area
- $2,643–$2,714: 2 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 4 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 2 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 1 area
- $2,929–$3,000: 8 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Brisbane Inner — higher than 67% of areas.
| Brisbane Inner | $1,922 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | $1,849 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly personal income is $1,038, which is well above the national figure of $805. Typical families here earn $2,537 a week—well above the Queensland average of $2,024—while the usual household income is $1,922.
$1,922 ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,610
- 2016: $1,734
- 2021: $1,922
Median total household income per week.
$2,537 ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $2,184
- 2016: $2,272
- 2021: $2,537
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 18.8% of people making $2,000 or more a week, a figure well above the national 12.5%. Meanwhile, 25.8% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is well above the Queensland figure of 20.2%.
18.8%
Higher than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
25.8%
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Brisbane Inner, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 34%, followed by $650–$1,499 (24%) and $4,000 or more (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Brisbane Inner splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and Under $650 (33%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 24%.
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 Brisbane Inner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30501/brisbane-inner/topic/income