$785 ▲ +57.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $498
- 2016: $622
- 2021: $785
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Coolangatta · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Coolangatta are well below the national figure, which suggests a tighter budget for many families. Typical household earnings sit at $1,331, while the usual personal income is $785, placing the area around the middle for its level.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coolangatta — lower than 65% of areas.
| Coolangatta | $1,331 |
|---|---|
| 4225, QLD | $1,351 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical household income is $1,331, which is well below both the Queensland figure of $1,675 and the Australian average. Family incomes are a little below national levels at $1,787 per week.
$785 ▲ +57.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,331 ▲ +67.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,787 ▲ +75.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 13.9% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, well below the national figure of 22.6%. However, the share of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is 9.8%, which is higher than most similar areas.
9.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Coolangatta, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 34%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (22%).
Coolangatta splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (42%) and $650–$1,499 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 15%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Coolangatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30680/coolangatta/topic/income