$761 ▲ +31.7%
Lower than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $578
- 2016: $623
- 2021: $761
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Rockhampton · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Rockhampton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical household incomes in Rockhampton are lower than most similar areas. While the usual weekly pay for a person is $761, which is about the same as the Queensland and national figures, overall household earnings trail behind the state and country averages.
$1,512
▲ +29.6%
- $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 Rockhampton — lower than 65% of areas.
| Rockhampton | $1,512 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Rockhampton earns $1,927 a week, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. Weekly household income is $1,512, a little below the national figure of $1,746, though this has risen $345 since 2011.
$1,512 ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,167
- 2016: $1,268
- 2021: $1,512
Median total household income per week.
$1,927 ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,435
- 2016: $1,555
- 2021: $1,927
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High-income households earning $3,000 or more a week make up 17.2% of the area, which is well below the national figure of 22.6%. However, the share of people earning over $2,000 a week has risen 5.1 points since 2011 to reach 10.5%.
10.5%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.2%
Lower than 62% 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 →Rockhampton splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Rockhampton, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
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 Rockhampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30803/rockhampton/topic/income