$590 ▲ +31.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $450
- 2016: $491
- 2021: $590
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
The Palms · Suburb / Locality
Income in The Palms
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have remained low in The Palms, where typical household incomes sit well below national figures. This is a low-income area, with a typical weekly family income of $1,526, which is nearly $600 less than the Australian average.
$1,379
▲ +34.5%
- $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 The Palms — lower than 61% of areas.
| The Palms | $1,379 |
|---|---|
| 4570, QLD | $1,169 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in The Palms earns $590 a week, a figure that is much lower than most other areas. Weekly household incomes are also low at $1,379, which is a little below the Queensland figure of $1,675.
$1,379 ▲ +34.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,025
- 2016: $1,200
- 2021: $1,379
Median total household income per week.
$1,526 ▲ +28.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,187
- 2016: $1,339
- 2021: $1,526
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6.7% of households making $3,000 or more a week, far below the national rate of 22.6%. Nearly half of all residents—49.3%—earn under $650 per week.
4.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.7%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →The Palms splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (38%) and $650–$1,499 (34%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In The Palms, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 35%.
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 The Palms [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32801/the-palms/topic/income