$583 ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $533
- 2016: $406
- 2021: $583
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cowley Beach · Suburb / Locality
Income in Cowley Beach
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Cowley Beach are far below the national and state figures. This is a low-income area where the typical family earns just $1,166 a week, making it much lower than most other areas. Very few residents earn high weekly salaries, which contributes to the overall low income across the community.
$1,042
▲ +5.8%
- $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 Cowley Beach — lower than 84% of areas.
| Cowley Beach | $1,042 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | $1,250 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,042, which is well below the Queensland figure of $1,675. Personal earnings are also much lower than most areas, with the usual person earning $583 a week.
$1,042 ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $985
- 2016: $599
- 2021: $1,042
Median total household income per week.
$1,166 ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,140
- 2016: $899
- 2021: $1,166
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
No one in Cowley Beach earns $2,000 or more per week, a figure far below the 12.5% national average. Nearly half of all people earn under $650 weekly, and no households earn $3,000 or more.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
0.0%
Lower 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 Cowley Beach, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 55%; Under $650 is next at 30%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cowley Beach, Under $650 is the majority at 60%; $650–$1,499 is next at 25%.
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 Cowley Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30738/cowley-beach/topic/income