$1,282 ▲ +51.9%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $844
- 2016: $974
- 2021: $1,282
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Chelmer · Suburb / Locality
Income in Chelmer
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
High weekly earnings place Chelmer among the wealthiest areas of its kind. Typical families earn far more than those in the rest of the state and country, with a large proportion of the population bringing home very high paycheques.
$3,402
▲ +42.7%
- $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 Chelmer — higher than 99% of areas.
| Chelmer | $3,402 |
|---|---|
| 4068, QLD | $2,094 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical families in Chelmer earn $3,900 a week, which is far above the Queensland figure of $2,024. This trend is seen across the board, as typical household and personal incomes are also far above state and national levels.
$3,402 ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,384
- 2016: $2,550
- 2021: $3,402
Median total household income per week.
$3,900 ▲ +44.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,698
- 2016: $3,064
- 2021: $3,900
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
More than half of all households (54.9%) earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far above the 20.2% seen across Queensland. Similarly, 30.4% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is far above the national average.
30.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
54.9%
Higher than 99% 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 Chelmer, the largest group is $4,000 or more at 43%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (21%) and $3,000–$3,999 (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Chelmer, the largest group is Under $650 at 33%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (24%) and $650–$1,499 (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 Chelmer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30588/chelmer/topic/income