$1,408 ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,063
- 2016: $1,292
- 2021: $1,408
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Tennyson · Suburb / Locality
Income in Tennyson
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Tennyson are among the highest for similar areas, with a typical family earning $3,359. This is far above the Queensland figure of $2,024. The area is a high-earning pocket of Brisbane where a large proportion of households bring in significant weekly pay.
$2,853
▲ +13.2%
- $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 Tennyson — higher than 94% of areas.
| Tennyson | $2,853 |
|---|---|
| 4105, QLD | $2,001 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $2,853 a week, which is far above the national figure of $1,746. Personal incomes follow a similar pattern, with a typical person in Tennyson earning $1,408 weekly, far above the $805 typical across Australia.
$2,853 ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,521
- 2016: $2,757
- 2021: $2,853
Median total household income per week.
$3,359 ▲ +24.3%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,702
- 2016: $3,103
- 2021: $3,359
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 47% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, far above the 22.6% national figure. This is reflected in personal earnings too, as 30% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is far above the Australian average of 12.5%.
30.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
47.0%
Higher 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 →Tennyson splits fairly evenly between $4,000 or more (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%), with $650–$1,499 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Tennyson splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and Under $650 (26%), with $650–$1,499 at 26%.
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 Tennyson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32771/tennyson/topic/income