Nambour · Sub-region (SA3)

Income in Nambour

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

A weekly typical family income of $1,843 marks Nambour as an area where earnings are lower than most other regions. While household and personal incomes have all risen since 2016, they remain a little below both the Queensland and national figures.

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📍 Nambour, Sub-region (SA3)

Where Nambour sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,534
  • $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 Nambour — lower than 63% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Nambour$1,534
Rest of Qld $1,507
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The usual weekly income for a household is $1,534, which is a little below the $1,675 seen across Queensland. For individuals, the typical weekly pay is $717, which is also a little below the state and national figures.

$717

Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2016: $589
  • 2021: $717

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,534

Lower than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2016: $1,231
  • 2021: $1,534

Median total household income per week.

$1,843

Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.

  • 2016: $1,449
  • 2021: $1,843

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are less common here, with only 15.4% of households making $3,000 or more a week, a figure well below the national average of 22.6%. However, this proportion has grown by 7.1 percentage points since 2016.

Household income distribution

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Nambour splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with Under $650 at 17%.

Personal income distribution

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In Nambour, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).

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 Nambour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31607/nambour/topic/income