$953 ▲ +48.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $640
- 2016: $713
- 2021: $953
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Alpha · Suburb / Locality
Income in Alpha
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
About 35% of people in Alpha earn between $650 and $1,499 a week, making it the most common personal income bracket. The town sees a typical weekly personal income of $953, which is much higher than most similar areas. This helps pull the typical family income to $2,083, roughly in line with the national figure.
$1,547
▲ +22.5%
- $500–$607: 251 areas
- $607–$714: 144 areas
- $714–$821: 425 areas
- $821–$929: 720 areas
- $929–$1,036: 656 areas
- $1,036–$1,143: 1059 areas
- $1,143–$1,250: 924 areas
- $1,250–$1,357: 1035 areas
- $1,357–$1,464: 1449 areas
- $1,464–$1,571: 885 areas
- $1,571–$1,679: 1023 areas
- $1,679–$1,786: 697 areas
- $1,786–$1,893: 1085 areas
- $1,893–$2,000: 633 areas
- $2,000–$2,107: 664 areas
- $2,107–$2,214: 622 areas
- $2,214–$2,321: 678 areas
- $2,321–$2,429: 379 areas
- $2,429–$2,536: 214 areas
- $2,536–$2,643: 221 areas
- $2,643–$2,750: 148 areas
- $2,750–$2,857: 192 areas
- $2,857–$2,964: 80 areas
- $2,964–$3,071: 82 areas
- $3,071–$3,179: 72 areas
- $3,179–$3,286: 96 areas
- $3,286–$3,393: 32 areas
- $3,393–$3,500: 211 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Alpha — higher than 50% of areas.
| Alpha | $1,547 |
|---|---|
| 4724, QLD | $1,547 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,547, which is a little below the Australian figure of $1,746. While household earnings sit around the middle for its level, the typical personal income of $953 is a little above both the state and national averages.
$1,547 ▲ +22.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,263
- 2016: $1,116
- 2021: $1,547
Median total household income per week.
$2,083 ▲ +49.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,395
- 2016: $1,525
- 2021: $2,083
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than elsewhere, with only 8.5% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, well below the Australian figure of 12.5%. Similarly, 18.5% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is a little below the Queensland average.
8.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Alpha, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 33%, followed by $650–$1,499 (24%) and Under $650 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Alpha, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
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 Alpha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30045/alpha/topic/income