$802 ▲ +49.6%
Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $536
- 2016: $648
- 2021: $802
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Coolangatta · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Coolangatta
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Coolangatta sit right around the middle compared to similar areas. Typical family incomes are about $2,068, which is very close to the Queensland and national figures. Most residents earn a modest living, though the number of high-income households has grown significantly over the last decade.
$1,635
▲ +64.3%
- $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 Coolangatta — lower than 54% of areas.
| Coolangatta | $1,635 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household incomes are $1,635, which is about the same as the state and national figures. This figure has risen by $640 since 2011, while personal weekly incomes grew by $266 in the same period to reach $802.
$1,635 ▲ +64.3%
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $995
- 2016: $1,262
- 2021: $1,635
Median total household income per week.
$2,068 ▲ +63.6%
Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,264
- 2016: $1,604
- 2021: $2,068
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are becoming more common, with the share of households earning over $3,000 a week rising 15 points since 2011 to reach 20.1%. This is about the same as the Queensland average and only a little below the Australian figure of 22.6%.
11.1%
Higher than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
20.1%
Higher than 51% 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 →Coolangatta splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (29%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Coolangatta, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) 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 Coolangatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30902/coolangatta/topic/income