$739 ▲ +26.3%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $585
- 2016: $677
- 2021: $739
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Port Douglas - Daintree · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Port Douglas - Daintree
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes well below the national figure of $1,746 mark Port Douglas - Daintree as a lower-earning area. While typical pay has risen since 2011, the region still struggles to match the state and national averages across all income measures.
$1,314
▲ +33.0%
- $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 Port Douglas - Daintree — lower than 82% of areas.
| Port Douglas - Daintree | $1,314 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,314 a week, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure. Weekly family income is also well below the national average at $1,688, though it has risen by $437 since 2011.
$1,314 ▲ +33.0%
Lower than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $988
- 2016: $1,171
- 2021: $1,314
Median total household income per week.
$1,688 ▲ +34.9%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,251
- 2016: $1,462
- 2021: $1,688
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 10.5% of households making $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the Australian average of 22.6%. Similarly, people earning $2,000 or more weekly are much less common than in most other areas.
5.8%
Lower than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.5%
Lower than 91% 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 →Port Douglas - Daintree splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (32%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Port Douglas - Daintree splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (44%) and $650–$1,499 (41%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 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 Port Douglas - Daintree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30604/port-douglas-daintree/topic/income