$491 ▼ -39.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $809
- 2016: $569
- 2021: $491
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Portsmith · Suburb / Locality
Income in Portsmith
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower weekly earnings define daily life in Portsmith, where the typical household brings in just $749. This is far below both the Queensland and national figures, marking it as one of the lowest-income areas of its kind.
$749
▲ +19.8%
- $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 Portsmith — lower than 96% of areas.
| Portsmith | $749 |
|---|---|
| 4870, QLD | $1,510 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
People here earn well below the national figure, with the typical person making $491 a week. Typical family incomes are also a little below the Australian average at $1,708 per week.
$749 ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $625
- 2016: $1,187
- 2021: $749
Median total household income per week.
$1,708 ▲ +66.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,025
- 2016: $1,312
- 2021: $1,708
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
There is a very small number of high earners, as no households earn $3,000 or more each week. This is far below the 22.6% national figure, and 42.9% of households earn under $650 weekly.
4.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Portsmith, Under $650 is the majority at 69%; $650–$1,499 is next at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Portsmith, Under $650 is the majority at 64%; $650–$1,499 is next at 21%.
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 Portsmith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32354/portsmith/topic/income