$866 ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $704
- 2016: $698
- 2021: $866
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mackay · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Mackay
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has climbed steadily in Mackay, with typical family incomes rising by $395 since 2011. The region now sees higher earnings than most similar areas, with the typical family bringing in $2,215 a week.
$1,853
▲ +17.4%
- $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 Mackay — higher than 63% of areas.
| Mackay | $1,853 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly earnings for families ($2,215), households ($1,853), and individuals ($866) are all higher than in most other areas. These figures are a little above the Queensland averages and roughly the same as the national figures.
$1,853 ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,579
- 2016: $1,456
- 2021: $1,853
Median total household income per week.
$2,215 ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,820
- 2016: $1,774
- 2021: $2,215
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most areas, with 13.8% of people making $2,000 or more a week. Meanwhile, 21.9% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, a figure that rose 8.7 percentage points since 2011.
13.8%
Higher than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
21.9%
Higher than 59% 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 →In Mackay, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 33%, followed by $650–$1,499 (25%) and Under $650 (16%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Mackay, the largest group is Under $650 at 40%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
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 Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31202/mackay/topic/income