$617 ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $485
- 2016: $536
- 2021: $617
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Emu Park · Suburb / Locality
Income in Emu Park
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Emu Park have remained consistently low compared to the rest of the country. Typical family income is $1,435, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures. This suggests a community where most residents live on modest budgets.
$1,192
▲ +34.8%
- $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 Emu Park — lower than 75% of areas.
| Emu Park | $1,192 |
|---|---|
| 4710, QLD | $1,272 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,192, a figure well below the national average of $1,746. This is mirrored in personal earnings, where the usual weekly pay of $617 is much lower than in most other areas.
$1,192 ▲ +34.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $884
- 2016: $982
- 2021: $1,192
Median total household income per week.
$1,435 ▲ +28.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,118
- 2016: $1,283
- 2021: $1,435
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 12.7% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the Queensland rate of 20.2%. Meanwhile, nearly half of all individuals earn under $650 weekly, though 9.8% of people earn over $2,000 a week, which is higher than in most similar areas.
9.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.7%
Lower than 61% 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 Emu Park, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (25%) and Under $650 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Emu Park, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.
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 Emu Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30975/emu-park/topic/income