$835 ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $727
- 2016: $605
- 2021: $835
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mackay · Suburb / Locality
Income in Mackay
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical person in Mackay earns $835 a week, making it a place where individual pay is generally steady compared to the rest of the country. While personal earnings are stable, household and family incomes tend to be lower than the state and national figures.
$1,239
▲ +5.6%
- $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 Mackay — lower than 72% of areas.
| Mackay | $1,239 |
|---|---|
| 4740, QLD | $1,839 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,239 a week, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. In contrast, typical personal income is $835, which is about the same as the Australian average of $805.
$1,239 ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,173
- 2016: $976
- 2021: $1,239
Median total household income per week.
$1,827 ▲ +21.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,508
- 2016: $1,397
- 2021: $1,827
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Higher earners are less common here, with only 12.1% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the national figure of 22.6%. Around 8.9% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the Australian average.
8.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.1%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Mackay splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%), with Under $650 at 26%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Mackay splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (41%) and $650–$1,499 (37%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 18%.
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 Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31724/mackay/topic/income