Lower Daintree · Suburb / Locality

Income in Lower Daintree

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Weekly pay is notably low in Lower Daintree, where typical personal earnings are well below the national figure. This is a low-income area where no one earns $2,000 or more per week, and no households bring in $3,000 or more weekly.

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📍 Lower Daintree, Suburb / Locality

Where Lower Daintree sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,406
  • $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 Lower Daintree — lower than 59% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Lower Daintree$1,406
4873, QLD $1,218
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical household earns $1,406 a week, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures. Personal incomes are much lower than most areas, with the typical person earning just $591 weekly.

$591

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $566
  • 2021: $591

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,406

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,041
  • 2021: $1,406

Median total household income per week.

$1,624

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,291
  • 2021: $1,624

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

Income is spread thinly here, with no one reaching the highest earning brackets. This is far below state and national levels, as over half of all people earn under $650 a week.

Household income distribution

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Lower Daintree splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 32%.

Personal income distribution

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In Lower Daintree, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 43%.

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 Lower Daintree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31692/lower-daintree/topic/income