$667 ▲ +33.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $498
- 2016: $578
- 2021: $667
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Toowoomba City · Suburb / Locality
Income in Toowoomba City
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Toowoomba City are well below the Queensland and national figures. The typical household earns $1,084 a week, which is much lower than most similar areas. This gap is seen across the board, with both family and personal incomes sitting below state and national levels.
$1,084
▲ +42.4%
- $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 Toowoomba City — lower than 82% of areas.
| Toowoomba City | $1,084 |
|---|---|
| 4350, QLD | $1,428 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,607 a week, which is well below the Queensland figure of $2,020. Personal incomes follow a similar pattern, with the usual weekly pay of $667 being a little below the national figure of $805.
$1,084 ▲ +42.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $761
- 2016: $951
- 2021: $1,084
Median total household income per week.
$1,607 ▲ +56.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,027
- 2016: $1,395
- 2021: $1,607
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 9.5% of households making $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 20.2% seen across Queensland. Most people earn less than $650 a week, accounting for 40.1% of the personal income distribution.
6.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Toowoomba City splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and Under $650 (30%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 26%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Toowoomba City, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (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 Toowoomba City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32855/toowoomba-city/topic/income