$543 ▲ +36.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $397
- 2016: $452
- 2021: $543
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
River Heads · Suburb / Locality
Income in River Heads
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in River Heads are well below the national figure by $773. This gap highlights a community where most residents earn significantly less than the typical person in Queensland or across Australia.
$1,243
▲ +47.3%
- $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 River Heads — lower than 72% of areas.
| River Heads | $1,243 |
|---|---|
| 4655, QLD | $1,109 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,243 a week, which is lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure of $1,675. Personal weekly incomes are also much lower than most areas at $543.
$1,243 ▲ +47.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $844
- 2016: $964
- 2021: $1,243
Median total household income per week.
$1,347 ▲ +44.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $932
- 2016: $1,030
- 2021: $1,347
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 8.4% of households making $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% seen across Australia. This is reflected in personal pay, where 54.5% of people earn under $650 a week.
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.
8.4%
Lower than 75% 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 River Heads, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and Under $650 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In River Heads, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
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 River Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32435/river-heads/topic/income