$384 ▲ +31.5%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $292
- 2016: $306
- 2021: $384
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Palm Island · Suburb / Locality
Income in Palm Island
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings are very low for most people living in Palm Island, making it one of the lowest income areas in the region. The typical household earns just $973 a week, which is far below the figures seen across Queensland and the rest of Australia.
$973
▼ -17.5%
- $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 Palm Island — lower than 88% of areas.
| Palm Island | $973 |
|---|---|
| 4816, QLD | $1,300 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is among the lowest in the country at $384, which is far below the national figure of $805. Family incomes are also very low, with the typical family earning $898 a week.
$973 ▼ -17.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,179
- 2016: $1,122
- 2021: $973
Median total household income per week.
$898 ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $940
- 2016: $929
- 2021: $898
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high wages here, with only 2.5% of people making $2,000 or more a week. This is far below the 12.5% national average, and only 6.5% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly.
2.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.5%
Lower than 80% 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 Palm Island, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 38%, followed by Under $650 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Palm Island, Under $650 is the majority at 71%; $650–$1,499 is next at 22%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Palm Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32260/palm-island/topic/income