$743 ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $676
- 2016: $594
- 2021: $743
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mount Forbes · Suburb / Locality
Income in Mount Forbes
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 40% of households in Mount Forbes earn between $1,500 and $2,999 a week. This makes the area's typical weekly household income $1,771, which is higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure.
$1,771
▲ +71.8%
- $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 Mount Forbes — higher than 64% of areas.
| Mount Forbes | $1,771 |
|---|---|
| 4340, QLD | $1,414 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,875 a week, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. Meanwhile, the usual personal weekly income is $743, sitting around the middle for its level.
$1,771 ▲ +71.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,031
- 2016: $1,520
- 2021: $1,771
Median total household income per week.
$1,875 ▲ +63.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,149
- 2016: $1,562
- 2021: $1,875
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than elsewhere, with only 17% of households making $3,000 or more weekly, well below the Australian figure of 22.6%. This is mirrored in personal earnings, where just 7.1% of people earn $2,000 or more a week.
7.1%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
17.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Mount Forbes, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 45%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and $4,000 or more (13%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Mount Forbes, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
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 Mount Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31961/mount-forbes/topic/income