$678 ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $544
- 2016: $601
- 2021: $678
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cooktown · Suburb / Locality
Income in Cooktown
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Cooktown are well below the national figure, with typical households earning $531 less than the Australian average. This gap reflects a local economy where most residents earn significantly less than people in other parts of the state.
$1,215
▲ +32.1%
- $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 Cooktown — lower than 74% of areas.
| Cooktown | $1,215 |
|---|---|
| 4895, QLD | $1,028 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,586, which is well below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Personal incomes are also lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $678 a week.
$1,215 ▲ +32.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $920
- 2016: $1,067
- 2021: $1,215
Median total household income per week.
$1,586 ▲ +38.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,142
- 2016: $1,433
- 2021: $1,586
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 11.8% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% national figure. This is consistent with the personal income data, where 39.3% of people earn under $650 weekly.
7.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Cooktown splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%), with Under $650 at 26%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cooktown, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
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 Cooktown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30675/cooktown/topic/income