Cooya Beach · Suburb / Locality

Income in Cooya Beach

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Low typical earnings define daily life in Cooya Beach, where the usual family income is well below state and national figures. With a typical weekly household income of $1,154, the area sees significantly less wealth than most similar places.

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📍 Cooya Beach, Suburb / Locality

Where Cooya Beach sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,154 ▲ +19.5%
  • $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 Cooya Beach — lower than 78% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Cooya Beach$1,154
4873, QLD $1,218
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical family earns $1,461 a week, which is well below the Queensland figure of $2,024. This matches the trend for households, whose typical weekly income of $1,154 is much lower than most areas.

$717 ▲ +28.5%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $558
  • 2016: $608
  • 2021: $717

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,154 ▲ +19.5%

Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $966
  • 2016: $953
  • 2021: $1,154

Median total household income per week.

$1,461 ▲ +19.4%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,224
  • 2016: $1,301
  • 2021: $1,461

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

Very few residents earn high salaries, with only 2.5% of people making $2,000 or more weekly. This is far below the Australian figure of 12.5%, and only 5.1% of households earn $3,000 or more each week.

Household income distribution

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In Cooya Beach, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 41%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (25%).

Personal income distribution

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Cooya Beach splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (44%) and $650–$1,499 (44%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 11%.

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 Cooya Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30712/cooya-beach/topic/income