$559 ▲ +49.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $375
- 2016: $482
- 2021: $559
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Kensington · Suburb / Locality
Income in Kensington
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Kensington (Qld). The typical household here earns just $972 a week, which is far below both the Queensland and national figures. This reflects a community where a large proportion of people live on modest weekly budgets.
$972
▲ +34.6%
- $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 Kensington — lower than 88% of areas.
| Kensington | $972 |
|---|---|
| 4670, QLD | $1,194 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly household income is far below the Queensland figure of $1,675, while the typical family earns $1,422, which is well below the national average. Individual earnings are also low, with the typical person making $559 a week.
$972 ▲ +34.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $722
- 2016: $861
- 2021: $972
Median total household income per week.
$1,422 ▲ +55.4%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $915
- 2016: $1,178
- 2021: $1,422
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 7.9% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% seen across Australia. Half of all people in the area earn under $650 per week.
3.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.9%
Lower than 76% 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 Kensington, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 35%, followed by Under $650 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (27%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Kensington, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
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 Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31507/kensington/topic/income