$665 ▲ +35.4%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $491
- 2016: $552
- 2021: $665
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham are much lower than most areas, with typical households earning $1,264. This is well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia. While earnings have risen since 2011, the region continues to see a significant gap in pay compared to the rest of the country.
$1,264
▲ +29.0%
- $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 Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham — lower than 86% of areas.
| Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham | $1,264 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical household weekly incomes are much lower than most areas at $1,264, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Personal weekly pay is also a little below the state and national averages, though it rose by $174 since 2011.
$1,264 ▲ +29.0%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $980
- 2016: $1,106
- 2021: $1,264
Median total household income per week.
$1,669 ▲ +36.5%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,223
- 2016: $1,380
- 2021: $1,669
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 11.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the Australian average of 22.6%. Most people earn under $650 a week, though the share of those earning $2,000 or more rose by 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
6.9%
Lower than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.7%
Lower than 86% 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 →Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) 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 Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31801/charters-towers-ayr-ingham/topic/income