$769 ▲ +42.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $540
- 2016: $646
- 2021: $769
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Coolum Beach · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical incomes in Coolum Beach sit comfortably near the national and state averages. Most residents earn a moderate amount, with a typical weekly family income of $1,978, closely matching the figures seen across Queensland and Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Coolum Beach — higher than 54% of areas.
| Coolum Beach | $1,600 |
|---|---|
| 4573, QLD | $1,771 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly household income usually sits at $1,600, which is a little below the national figure of $1,746. Personal incomes are also similar to the broader totals, with the typical person earning $769 a week.
$769 ▲ +42.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,600 ▲ +55.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,978 ▲ +59.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in the rest of Australia, as only 19% of households earn $3,000 or more each week. However, 10.7% of individuals earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is higher than most similar areas.
10.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
19.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Coolum Beach splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 17%.
In Coolum Beach, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Coolum Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30686/coolum-beach/topic/income