$691 ▲ +36.8%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $505
- 2016: $575
- 2021: $691
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Southport · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Southport
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly personal incomes in Southport are much lower than most areas, with a typical person earning $691. While most income levels here sit a little below the state and national figures, earnings have climbed steadily over the last decade.
$1,414
▲ +37.8%
- $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 Southport — lower than 74% of areas.
| Southport | $1,414 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,414 a week, which is a little below the Queensland figure of $1,675. Family incomes are also a little below the state and national levels at $1,753, though this has risen by $494 since 2011.
$1,414 ▲ +37.8%
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,026
- 2016: $1,196
- 2021: $1,414
Median total household income per week.
$1,753 ▲ +39.2%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,259
- 2016: $1,453
- 2021: $1,753
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in most areas, with only 14.8% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly, well below the national figure of 22.6%. Similarly, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more a week is well below the state average at 7.3%.
7.3%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.8%
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 →Southport splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Southport, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
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 Southport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30909/southport/topic/income