$641 ▲ +37.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $467
- 2016: $528
- 2021: $641
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Atherton · Suburb / Locality
Income in Atherton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have remained relatively low in Atherton over the last decade. The typical household here brings in $1,099, which is well below the national figure and much lower than most other similar areas.
$1,099
▲ +34.5%
- $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 Atherton — lower than 81% of areas.
| Atherton | $1,099 |
|---|---|
| 4883, QLD | $1,153 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family incomes are $1,490, well below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Personal earnings are also lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $641 a week.
$1,099 ▲ +34.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $817
- 2016: $960
- 2021: $1,099
Median total household income per week.
$1,490 ▲ +39.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,068
- 2016: $1,257
- 2021: $1,490
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare in Atherton, with only 5.6% of people making $2,000 or more weekly, far below the national figure of 12.5%. This is reflected in the household data, where only 9.2% of homes earn $3,000 or more a week.
5.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.2%
Lower than 73% 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 Atherton, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 35%, followed by Under $650 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (27%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Atherton, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 36%.
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 Atherton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30096/atherton/topic/income