$842 ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $659
- 2016: $735
- 2021: $842
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Whitsunday · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Whitsunday
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly personal income of $842 is higher than most similar areas in Whitsunday. While individual earnings are strong, family incomes are slightly lower than the national figure. This suggests a landscape where many people earn well, even if total family households don't always reach the highest brackets.
$1,574
▲ +32.9%
- $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 Whitsunday — lower than 59% of areas.
| Whitsunday | $1,574 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The usual weekly household income is $1,574, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. Both household and family incomes have grown since 2011, with typical family earnings rising by $501 over the decade to reach $1,906.
$1,574 ▲ +32.9%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,184
- 2016: $1,321
- 2021: $1,574
Median total household income per week.
$1,906 ▲ +35.7%
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,405
- 2016: $1,560
- 2021: $1,906
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Far fewer households earn $3,000 or more a week compared to the rest of Australia, at 15.5%. However, this is an improving trend, as the share of high-earning households rose by 9.5 percentage points since 2011.
9.1%
Lower than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.5%
Lower than 70% 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 →Whitsunday splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Whitsunday, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 43%, followed by Under $650 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Whitsunday [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31203/whitsunday/topic/income