$1,062 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $624
- 2021: $1,062
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Elgin · Suburb / Locality
Income in Elgin
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly personal earnings are significantly higher in Elgin than in most similar areas. The typical person earns $1,062 a week, which is well above the national figure of $805. This creates a local economy where individual pay is strong, even though household totals vary.
$1,187
—
- $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 Elgin — lower than 76% of areas.
| Elgin | $1,187 |
|---|---|
| 4721, QLD | $1,882 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Personal income is well above the Queensland average, and typical families earn $2,250 a week. Surprisingly, typical household income is well below the national figure at $1,187.
$1,187 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,374
- 2021: $1,187
Median total household income per week.
$2,250 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $2,499
- 2021: $2,250
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 14% of people making $2,000 or more weekly. This is much higher than most areas and slightly above the 11% seen across Queensland.
14.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Elgin, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 67%; $1,500–$2,999 is next at 33%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Elgin, the largest group is Under $650 at 40%, followed by $650–$1,499 (30%) and $3,000 or more (20%).
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 Elgin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30958/elgin/topic/income