$624 ▲ +25.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $496
- 2016: $511
- 2021: $624
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Calen · Suburb / Locality
Income in Calen
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Calen are well below the Queensland and national figures, with a typical family earning $1,609. This reflects a broader trend in the area where most residents earn less than the state average.
$1,424
▲ +36.0%
- $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 Calen — lower than 58% of areas.
| Calen | $1,424 |
|---|---|
| 4798, QLD | $1,328 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Calen earns $624 a week, which is well below the national figure of $805. Typical household incomes are also a little below the Queensland average, coming in at $1,424.
$1,424 ▲ +36.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,047
- 2016: $1,205
- 2021: $1,424
Median total household income per week.
$1,609 ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,350
- 2016: $1,284
- 2021: $1,609
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than elsewhere, with only 14.3% of households making $3,000 or more weekly, well below the 20.2% seen across Queensland. This is consistent with personal income trends, as 44.1% of people earn under $650 per week.
8.5%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Calen splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (32%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Calen, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 25%.
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 Calen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30484/calen/topic/income