$721 ▲ +44.8%
Lower than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $498
- 2016: $572
- 2021: $721
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sunshine Coast Hinterland · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Sunshine Coast Hinterland
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 43% of people in Sunshine Coast Hinterland earn less than $650 a week, marking it as an area where personal incomes are often lower than in other regions. While typical earnings have risen since 2011, the region generally sits a little below state and national figures.
$1,630
▲ +58.6%
- $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 Sunshine Coast Hinterland — lower than 54% of areas.
| Sunshine Coast Hinterland | $1,630 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,630, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. However, typical personal income is a little below the national mark at $721 per week, though this has risen by $223 since 2011.
$1,630 ▲ +58.6%
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,028
- 2016: $1,248
- 2021: $1,630
Median total household income per week.
$1,856 ▲ +57.0%
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,182
- 2016: $1,423
- 2021: $1,856
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than across Australia, with only 8.6% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly. This is well below the national figure of 12.5%, although the share of households earning over $3,000 a week rose 13 points since 2011 to reach 18.2%.
8.6%
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.2%
Lower than 58% 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 →Sunshine Coast Hinterland splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 16%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Sunshine Coast Hinterland, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
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 Sunshine Coast Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31606/sunshine-coast-hinterland/topic/income