Scotchy Pocket · Suburb / Locality

Income in Scotchy Pocket

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Weekly household incomes in Scotchy Pocket have remained lower than the state and national figures. The typical household earns $1,375 a week, which is well below the Australian average of $1,746.

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📍 Scotchy Pocket, Suburb / Locality

Where Scotchy Pocket sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,375
  • $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 Scotchy Pocket — lower than 62% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Scotchy Pocket$1,375
4570, QLD $1,169
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly personal income is $668, which is a little below both the Queensland and Australian figures. Family incomes are slightly higher at $1,937 per week, sitting around the middle for similar areas.

$668

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $612
  • 2021: $668

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,375

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,625
  • 2021: $1,375

Median total household income per week.

$1,937

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,218
  • 2021: $1,937

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

Only 6.8% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%. Most of the population earns under $650 weekly, accounting for 38.6% of residents.

Household income distribution

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Scotchy Pocket splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (29%) and $3,000–$3,999 (29%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 24%.

Personal income distribution

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In Scotchy Pocket, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 25%.

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 Scotchy Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32526/scotchy-pocket/topic/income