$758 ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $557
- 2016: $649
- 2021: $758
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Toowoomba · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Toowoomba
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower earnings than most similar areas mark the financial landscape in Toowoomba. While the typical family now brings home $1,892 a week, this is a little below the national figure. Incomes across the board have risen steadily since 2011, though they generally remain lower than in other parts of the state.
$1,502
▲ +37.2%
- $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 Toowoomba — lower than 66% of areas.
| Toowoomba | $1,502 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,502, which is a little below the figures for both Queensland and Australia. Personal weekly income is about the same as the national figure at $758.
$1,502 ▲ +37.2%
Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,095
- 2016: $1,298
- 2021: $1,502
Median total household income per week.
$1,892 ▲ +40.7%
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,345
- 2016: $1,583
- 2021: $1,892
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than elsewhere, with 15.8% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure well below the national average. However, this group has grown by 9.7 percentage points since 2011.
8.7%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.8%
Lower than 68% 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 →Toowoomba splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Toowoomba, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) 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 Toowoomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31701/toowoomba/topic/income