$758 ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $557
- 2016: $649
- 2021: $758
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Toowoomba · Region (SA4)
Income in Toowoomba
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Toowoomba sit a little below the Queensland and national figures. While typical earnings have risen since 2011, the area still has fewer high-income earners than most other regions. The typical family now brings in $1,892 per week.
$1,502
▲ +37.2%
- $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 Toowoomba — lower than 65% of areas.
| Toowoomba | $1,502 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,502 a week, which is a little below the state and national figures. Personal incomes are around the middle for its level at $758 weekly, and family incomes have risen by $547 since 2011.
$1,502 ▲ +37.2%
Lower than 65% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,095
- 2016: $1,298
- 2021: $1,502
Median total household income per week.
$1,892 ▲ +40.7%
Lower than 60% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,345
- 2016: $1,583
- 2021: $1,892
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 15.8% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure well below the national average of 22.6%. Similarly, the 8.7% of people earning over $2,000 weekly is lower than most areas, though both these groups have grown since 2011.
8.7%
Lower than 62% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.8%
Lower than 69% of region (sa4) 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/sa4/317/toowoomba/topic/income