$580 ▲ +53.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $377
- 2016: $505
- 2021: $580
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Elliott Heads · Suburb / Locality
Income in Elliott Heads
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Elliott Heads are far below the state and national figures. The typical household earns just $1,026 a week, which is much lower than most similar areas. This gap is seen across all income types, creating a community where very few people earn high weekly wages.
$1,026
▲ +63.6%
- $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 Elliott Heads — lower than 85% of areas.
| Elliott Heads | $1,026 |
|---|---|
| 4670, QLD | $1,194 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,321, which is well below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Personal incomes are also much lower than most areas, with the usual person earning $580 a week.
$1,026 ▲ +63.6%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $627
- 2016: $932
- 2021: $1,026
Median total household income per week.
$1,321 ▲ +71.6%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $770
- 2016: $1,144
- 2021: $1,321
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 9.8% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the national 22.6%. This is reflected in personal earnings, where 51.3% of people earn under $650 weekly.
5.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.8%
Lower than 71% 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 Elliott Heads, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (25%) and Under $650 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Elliott Heads, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 30%.
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 Elliott Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30969/elliott-heads/topic/income