$634 ▲ +25.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $504
- 2016: $524
- 2021: $634
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Nelly Bay · Suburb / Locality
Income in Nelly Bay
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay in Nelly Bay has stayed well below state and national figures over the last decade. The typical household here earns just $1,003 a week, which is far below the national figure of $1,746. This gap is seen across family and individual earnings, marking it as a much lower-income area than most.
$1,003
▲ +16.1%
- $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 Nelly Bay — lower than 86% of areas.
| Nelly Bay | $1,003 |
|---|---|
| 4819, QLD | $1,001 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,382, which is well below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Individual earnings are also lower than most areas, with the typical person in Nelly Bay bringing home $634 a week.
$1,003 ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $864
- 2016: $792
- 2021: $1,003
Median total household income per week.
$1,382 ▲ +42.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $972
- 2016: $1,103
- 2021: $1,382
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 10.1% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the national figure of 22.6%. This is reflected in the personal income spread, where nearly half of all residents earn under $650 weekly.
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.
10.1%
Lower than 70% 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 Nelly Bay, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by Under $650 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Nelly Bay, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 Nelly Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32115/nelly-bay/topic/income