$402 ▲ +27.6%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $315
- 2016: $480
- 2021: $402
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
New Mapoon · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in New Mapoon have remained consistently low, with the typical family now bringing in just $977. This is far below both the Queensland and Australian figures, marking the area as one of the lowest earning communities in the region.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is New Mapoon — lower than 89% of areas.
| New Mapoon | $924 |
|---|---|
| 4876, QLD | $1,324 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $924 a week, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of $1,746. Personal weekly income is also among the lowest at $402, falling far below the Queensland typical income of $787.
$402 ▲ +27.6%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$924 ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$977 ▲ +39.6%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 7.8% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, compared to 22.6% nationally. This is reflected in personal earnings, where 55.4% of people earn under $650 a week and no one earns $3,000 or more.
1.4%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In New Mapoon, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 42%, followed by Under $650 (24%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
In New Mapoon, Under $650 is the majority at 72%; $650–$1,499 is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in New Mapoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32131/new-mapoon/topic/income