$557 ▲ +36.9%
Lower than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $407
- 2016: $478
- 2021: $557
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wide Bay · Region (SA4)
Income in Wide Bay
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Wide Bay are among the lowest in the country, with a typical home earning just $1,096. While earnings have climbed since 2011, the region remains well below both the state and national figures.
$1,096
▲ +36.8%
- $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 Wide Bay — lower than 99% of areas.
| Wide Bay | $1,096 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,350 a week, which is well below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Personal weekly incomes are also much lower than average at $557, though this has risen by $150 since 2011.
$1,096 ▲ +36.8%
Lower than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $801
- 2016: $935
- 2021: $1,096
Median total household income per week.
$1,350 ▲ +43.0%
Lower than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $944
- 2016: $1,133
- 2021: $1,350
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 9.1% of households make $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. Most people earn under $650 a week, accounting for 51.4% of the population.
5.0%
Lower than 91% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.1%
Lower than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Wide Bay, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (25%) and Under $650 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Wide Bay, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Wide Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/319/wide-bay/topic/income