$779 ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $601
- 2016: $662
- 2021: $779
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cairns - South · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Cairns - South
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly family income of $1,837 is lower than most areas for Cairns - South. While earnings have risen since 2011, the area generally earns a little less than the state and national figures. This trend is seen across both family and household pay.
$1,469
▲ +35.6%
- $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 Cairns - South — lower than 69% of areas.
| Cairns - South | $1,469 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,469, which is a little below the Queensland figure of $1,675. Individual earnings are closer to the middle, with a typical personal weekly income of $779, about the same as the national figure.
$1,469 ▲ +35.6%
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,083
- 2016: $1,238
- 2021: $1,469
Median total household income per week.
$1,837 ▲ +38.6%
Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,325
- 2016: $1,486
- 2021: $1,837
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 14.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 22.6%. This is consistent with personal earnings, where only 7.8% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, also well below the national average.
7.8%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.7%
Lower than 73% 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 →Cairns - South splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (33%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Cairns - South splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (42%) and $650–$1,499 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 17%.
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 Cairns - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30602/cairns-south/topic/income