Waugh Pocket · Suburb / Locality

Income in Waugh Pocket

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

Weekly family incomes in Waugh Pocket are among the lowest at this level, with a typical family earning just $1,062. This is far below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Most residents earn modest amounts, and no one in the area earns $2,000 or more per week.

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📍 Waugh Pocket, Suburb / Locality

Where Waugh Pocket sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,125
  • $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 Waugh Pocket — lower than 79% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Waugh Pocket$1,125
4871, QLD $1,250
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical household income is $1,125, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. While family and household earnings are much lower than most areas, the typical personal weekly income of $743 is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.

$743

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $417
  • 2021: $743

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

$1,125

Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $866
  • 2021: $1,125

Median total household income per week.

$1,062

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,062
  • 2021: $1,062

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

Income is spread across the lower brackets, with 30% of people earning between $650 and $1,499 and 27.5% earning under $650. This is consistent with the fact that 0% of the population earns $2,000 or more a week, a figure far below the national average of 12.5%.

Household income distribution

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Waugh Pocket splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (38%) and $4,000 or more (38%), with Under $650 at 23%.

Personal income distribution

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Waugh Pocket splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (46%) and Under $650 (42%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 12%.

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 Waugh Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33014/waugh-pocket/topic/income