$826 ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 61% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $633
- 2016: $672
- 2021: $826
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Townsville · Region (SA4)
Income in Townsville
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Townsville have risen by $326 since 2011 to reach $1,621. This growth is mirrored in family earnings, which climbed by $483 over the last decade. Today, typical incomes in the region remain about the same as those seen across Queensland and the rest of Australia.
$1,621
▲ +25.2%
- $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 Townsville — lower than 53% of areas.
| Townsville | $1,621 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Townsville earns $826 a week, which is higher than most areas. Typical weekly family incomes sit at $2,016 and household incomes are $1,621, both of which are about the same as the state and national figures.
$1,621 ▲ +25.2%
Lower than 53% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,295
- 2016: $1,362
- 2021: $1,621
Median total household income per week.
$2,016 ▲ +31.5%
Higher than 53% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,533
- 2016: $1,640
- 2021: $2,016
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in most areas, with 17.4% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the Australian figure. However, this group has grown since 2011, while 9.6% of people now earn $2,000 or more weekly.
9.6%
Lower than 55% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.4%
Lower than 61% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Townsville splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Townsville splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (41%) and $650–$1,499 (36%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 20%.
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 Townsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/318/townsville/topic/income