$824 ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $663
- 2016: $755
- 2021: $824
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Port Douglas · Suburb / Locality
Income in Port Douglas
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Daily life in Port Douglas is shaped by lower-than-average household earnings, with a typical weekly household income of $1,370. While individuals often earn more than the national figure, far fewer homes reach the highest income brackets compared to the rest of the country.
$1,370
▲ +28.3%
- $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 Port Douglas — lower than 62% of areas.
| Port Douglas | $1,370 |
|---|---|
| 4877, QLD | $1,426 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,370 a week, which is well below the Australian figure of $1,746. In contrast, typical personal weekly income is $824, which is about the same as the national figure of $805.
$1,370 ▲ +28.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,068
- 2016: $1,246
- 2021: $1,370
Median total household income per week.
$1,784 ▲ +32.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,350
- 2016: $1,475
- 2021: $1,784
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 10.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the Australian rate of 22.6%. Similarly, only 6.2% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%.
6.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Port Douglas splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (33%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Port Douglas, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 50%, followed by Under $650 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (12%).
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 Port Douglas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32352/port-douglas/topic/income