$602 ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $456
- 2016: $496
- 2021: $602
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Rainbow Beach · Suburb / Locality
Income in Rainbow Beach
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A weekly gap of $774 separates the typical household in Rainbow Beach from the Australian average. This is an area where incomes are much lower than most other places. Very few residents earn a high weekly wage compared to the rest of the state.
$972
▲ +31.9%
- $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 Rainbow Beach — lower than 88% of areas.
| Rainbow Beach | $972 |
|---|---|
| 4581, QLD | $1,006 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $972, which is far below the national figure of $1,746. Similarly, the typical person here earns $602 a week, well below the $805 seen across Australia.
$972 ▲ +31.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $737
- 2016: $902
- 2021: $972
Median total household income per week.
$1,271 ▲ +47.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $864
- 2016: $1,073
- 2021: $1,271
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6.9% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the Queensland figure of 20.2%. This trend is reflected in personal pay, as only 5.7% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
5.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.9%
Lower than 79% 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 Rainbow Beach, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 38%, followed by Under $650 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Rainbow Beach, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.
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 Rainbow Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32385/rainbow-beach/topic/income