$748 ▲ +31.9%
Lower than 62% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $567
- 2016: $642
- 2021: $748
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cairns · Region (SA4)
Income in Cairns
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical weekly family incomes in Cairns are $1,806, which is lower than most similar areas. While earnings have risen since 2011, the region generally earns less than the state and national figures. The area also has a smaller proportion of high-income earners compared to the rest of Australia.
$1,445
▲ +36.7%
- $1,000–$1,063: 0 areas
- $1,063–$1,125: 1 area
- $1,125–$1,188: 4 areas
- $1,188–$1,250: 1 area
- $1,250–$1,313: 7 areas
- $1,313–$1,375: 8 areas
- $1,375–$1,438: 6 areas
- $1,438–$1,500: 4 areas
- $1,500–$1,563: 7 areas
- $1,563–$1,625: 6 areas
- $1,625–$1,688: 4 areas
- $1,688–$1,750: 6 areas
- $1,750–$1,813: 3 areas
- $1,813–$1,875: 6 areas
- $1,875–$1,938: 6 areas
- $1,938–$2,000: 1 area
- $2,000–$2,063: 4 areas
- $2,063–$2,125: 1 area
- $2,125–$2,188: 2 areas
- $2,188–$2,250: 4 areas
- $2,250–$2,313: 3 areas
- $2,313–$2,375: 2 areas
- $2,375–$2,438: 1 area
- $2,438–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,563: 1 area
- $2,563–$2,625: 2 areas
- $2,625–$2,688: 0 areas
- $2,688–$2,750: 2 areas
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Cairns — lower than 70% of areas.
| Cairns | $1,445 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly household income is typically $1,445, which is a little below the Queensland figure of $1,675. Personal weekly income is $748, which is about the same as the state and national figures, and has risen $181 since 2011.
$1,445 ▲ +36.7%
Lower than 70% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,057
- 2016: $1,226
- 2021: $1,445
Median total household income per week.
$1,806 ▲ +39.6%
Lower than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,294
- 2016: $1,475
- 2021: $1,806
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with 14.7% of households making $3,000 or more a week, well below the national figure of 22.6%. This gap is also seen in personal pay, as the 7.9% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is well below the Australian average.
7.9%
Lower than 68% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.7%
Lower than 75% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Cairns splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (32%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cairns, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) 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 Cairns [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/306/cairns/topic/income