$431 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $417
- 2021: $431
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Eureka · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay is far below the national figure in Eureka, where the typical family earns just $1,208. This is much lower than most areas, creating a local economy where a large majority of residents live on modest incomes.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Eureka — lower than 77% of areas.
| Eureka | $1,166 |
|---|---|
| 4660, QLD | $945 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income is $1,166 a week, which is well below the Queensland figure of $1,675. Personal earnings are among the lowest across the country, with a typical person earning $431 weekly.
$431 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,166 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,208 —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 3.1% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, far below the 12.5% national figure. Over half of all residents earn under $650 a week, and only 10% of households make $3,000 or more.
3.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Eureka splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (35%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with Under $650 at 22%.
In Eureka, Under $650 is the majority at 63%; $650–$1,499 is next at 22%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Eureka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31001/eureka/topic/income