$749 ▲ +34.5%
Lower than 61% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $557
- 2016: $626
- 2021: $749
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Ipswich · Region (SA4)
Income in Ipswich
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
One third of households in Ipswich earn between $1,500 and $2,999 a week. This makes the area’s typical weekly family income of $1,869 about the same as the Queensland figure. While incomes are generally lower than in many other areas, they have risen steadily since 2011.
$1,615
▲ +35.7%
- $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 Ipswich — lower than 54% of areas.
| Ipswich | $1,615 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | $1,849 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,615, which is around the middle for its level and about the same as the state and national figures. Since 2011, typical personal weekly incomes have risen by $192 to reach $749.
$1,615 ▲ +35.7%
Lower than 54% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,190
- 2016: $1,362
- 2021: $1,615
Median total household income per week.
$1,869 ▲ +38.6%
Lower than 63% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,348
- 2016: $1,523
- 2021: $1,869
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with 16.4% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure well below the national 22.6%. Similarly, the 7.4% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is well below the Australian average, though both figures rose since 2011.
7.4%
Lower than 72% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.4%
Lower than 66% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Ipswich splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 16%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Ipswich, the largest group is Under $650 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) 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 Ipswich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/310/ipswich/topic/income