$395 ▲ +35.3%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $292
- 2016: $364
- 2021: $395
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mapoon · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Among the lowest earning areas of its kind, Mapoon sees very low typical incomes across the board. The typical household earns just $1,010 a week, which is far below the national figure of $1,746.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mapoon — lower than 86% of areas.
| Mapoon | $1,010 |
|---|---|
| 4874, QLD | $2,606 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical personal weekly income is only $395, far below the Queensland figure of $787. Families in Mapoon also earn far less than those elsewhere, with a typical weekly income of $922 compared to $2,120 across Australia.
$395 ▲ +35.3%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,010 ▲ +16.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$922 ▲ +10.3%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high incomes here, with only 2.9% of residents making $2,000 or more a week. This is well below the 12.5% national average, and no households in the area earn $4,000 or more weekly.
2.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Mapoon, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 47%, followed by Under $650 (22%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
In Mapoon, Under $650 is the majority at 71%; $650–$1,499 is next at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Mapoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31758/mapoon/topic/income