$390 ▲ +31.3%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $297
- 2016: $331
- 2021: $390
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Hope Vale · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Far lower incomes than the national average define Hope Vale, where the typical family earns just $879 a week. This is well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia. The area faces significant financial challenges, with very few residents reaching high-income brackets.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hope Vale — lower than 93% of areas.
| Hope Vale | $827 |
|---|---|
| 4895, QLD | $1,028 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly pay for individuals and families is among the lowest in the country. The typical person earns $390 a week, which is far below the national figure of $805.
$390 ▲ +31.3%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$827 ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$879 ▲ +16.3%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6.1% of households making $3,000 or more weekly, far below the 22.6% national rate. Most people earn under $650 a week, accounting for 64.6% of all personal incomes.
3.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Hope Vale, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
In Hope Vale, Under $650 is the majority at 73%; $650–$1,499 is next at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Hope Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31357/hope-vale/topic/income