$1,812 ▲ +44.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,252
- 2016: $1,147
- 2021: $1,812
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mount Isa · Suburb / Locality
Income in Mount Isa
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly half of all households in Mount Isa earn $4,000 or more a week. This is a high-earning area where typical weekly incomes for families and individuals are far above the figures for Queensland and the rest of Australia.
$4,727
▲ +247.8%
- $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 Isa — higher than 99% of areas.
| Mount Isa | $4,727 |
|---|---|
| 4825 crosses QLD/NT | $2,212 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person here earns $1,812 a week, which is far above the national figure of $805. These high individual earnings are reflected in the typical weekly household income of $4,727, also far above the Australian typical of $1,746.
$4,727 ▲ +247.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,359
- 2016: $2,799
- 2021: $4,727
Median total household income per week.
$4,812 ▲ +125.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,139
- 2016: $2,916
- 2021: $4,812
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common, with 45.9% of people making $2,000 or more weekly, far above the 12.5% seen across Australia. Similarly, 60.7% of households earn $3,000 or more each week, which is far above the national figure of 22.6%.
45.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
60.7%
Higher than 99% 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 Isa, $4,000 or more is the majority at 68%; $3,000–$3,999 is next at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Mount Isa splits fairly evenly between $3,000 or more (32%) and Under $650 (28%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 22%.
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 Isa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31974/mount-isa/topic/income