$938 ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $803
- 2016: $869
- 2021: $938
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Main Beach · Suburb / Locality
Income in Main Beach
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in Main Beach brings in $2,269 a week, which is much higher than most other areas. This makes the own-income profile of the neighbourhood stand out, with a significant number of high earners living here. While household totals are closer to state levels, individual and family earnings are notably strong.
$1,682
▲ +24.0%
- $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 Main Beach — higher than 59% of areas.
| Main Beach | $1,682 |
|---|---|
| 4217, QLD | $1,466 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical personal weekly income is $938, which is a little above the national figure. This contributes to a typical family income of $2,269, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas.
$1,682 ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,356
- 2016: $1,534
- 2021: $1,682
Median total household income per week.
$2,269 ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,732
- 2016: $2,027
- 2021: $2,269
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 17.3% of people making $2,000 or more a week, well above the national 12.5%. Similarly, 25.1% of households earn over $3,000 weekly, which is well above the Queensland figure of 20.2%.
17.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
25.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Main Beach splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Main Beach splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (33%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 21%.
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 Main Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31735/main-beach/topic/income