$725 ▲ +38.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $522
- 2016: $690
- 2021: $725
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mount Pelion · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings for most households in Mount Pelion sit right around the national average, providing a steady but modest standard of living. Typical families bring in $2,125 a week, a figure that is higher than most similar areas and matches the broader Australian trend.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Pelion — higher than 59% of areas.
| Mount Pelion | $1,687 |
|---|---|
| 4741, QLD | $1,768 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Family incomes are about the same as the state and national figures, while typical household earnings sit at $1,687. Personal weekly income is slightly lower than the national figure, with the usual person earning $725.
$725 ▲ +38.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,687 ▲ +39.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$2,125 ▲ +45.7%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 13.8% of households making $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the national rate of 22.6%. Around 10.5% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
10.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Mount Pelion, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 46%, followed by $650–$1,499 (39%) and $3,000–$3,999 (14%).
In Mount Pelion, the largest group is Under $650 at 50%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Mount Pelion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32011/mount-pelion/topic/income