$801 ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $712
- 2016: $742
- 2021: $801
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Forest Lake · Suburb / Locality
Income in Forest Lake
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher typical incomes than most similar areas define Forest Lake, where the usual family earns $2,140 a week. This level of income is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
$1,921
▲ +20.3%
- $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 Forest Lake — higher than 72% of areas.
| Forest Lake | $1,921 |
|---|---|
| 4078, QLD | $1,838 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,921 weekly, which is a little above the figures for Queensland and Australia. Personal incomes are around the middle for this level, with the typical person earning $801 a week.
$1,921 ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,597
- 2016: $1,719
- 2021: $1,921
Median total household income per week.
$2,140 ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,721
- 2016: $1,884
- 2021: $2,140
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
A higher share of households earn $3,000 or more a week than in most areas, sitting at 22%. However, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is a little below the state and national figures at 9.7%.
9.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
22.0%
Higher than 67% 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 Forest Lake, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (26%) and $3,000–$3,999 (13%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Forest Lake, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (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 Forest Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31064/forest-lake/topic/income