$775 ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $596
- 2016: $637
- 2021: $775
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Surfers Paradise · Suburb / Locality
Income in Surfers Paradise
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than a third of people in Surfers Paradise earn under $650 a week. This creates a local income profile that is generally lower than the state and national figures, with a small proportion of high earners compared to other areas.
$1,323
▲ +35.8%
- $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 Surfers Paradise — lower than 66% of areas.
| Surfers Paradise | $1,323 |
|---|---|
| 4217, QLD | $1,466 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,323, which is well below the Queensland figure of $1,675. Family incomes are also a little below the national average at $1,707 a week.
$1,323 ▲ +35.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $974
- 2016: $1,136
- 2021: $1,323
Median total household income per week.
$1,707 ▲ +35.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,258
- 2016: $1,414
- 2021: $1,707
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 13.4% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is well below the 22.6% national figure. Similarly, the 9.1% of people earning over $2,000 a week is well below the Australian average.
9.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.4%
Lower than 58% 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 Surfers Paradise, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 35%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Surfers Paradise splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (41%) and $650–$1,499 (40%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 14%.
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 Surfers Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32702/surfers-paradise/topic/income