$609 ▲ +31.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $463
- 2016: $584
- 2021: $609
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mitchell · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Low weekly earnings shape daily life in Mitchell, where typical household income is far below the national figure. Most residents earn significantly less than those in other parts of Queensland, with the typical family bringing in $1,583 a week.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mitchell — lower than 88% of areas.
| Mitchell | $955 |
|---|---|
| 4465, QLD | $1,037 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $955, which is far below the Queensland figure of $1,675. Personal earnings are also lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $609 a week.
$609 ▲ +31.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$955 ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,583 ▲ +34.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 9% of households make $3,000 or more weekly, far below the national figure of 22.6%. This is reflected in personal earnings, where 43.6% of people earn under $650 a week.
6.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Mitchell splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (35%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 22%.
In Mitchell, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Mitchell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31865/mitchell/topic/income