$674 ▲ +32.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $509
- 2016: $833
- 2021: $674
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
West Point · Suburb / Locality
Income in West Point
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings have shifted since 2011, and West Point now sees a striking gap between family and individual wealth. While typical family incomes are well above the national figure, personal and household earnings remain quite low. This suggests a unique mix of high-earning family units and many individuals with lower incomes.
$899
▼ -8.2%
- $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 West Point — lower than 90% of areas.
| West Point | $899 |
|---|---|
| 4819, QLD | $1,001 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical family income is $2,666 a week, which is well above the Queensland figure of $2,024. However, typical personal income is just $674, a little below the national figure of $805.
$899 ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $979
- 2016: $1,125
- 2021: $899
Median total household income per week.
$2,666 ▲ +160.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,025
- 2016: $1,875
- 2021: $2,666
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 12.9% of people making $2,000 or more a week, which is higher than most areas. This sits alongside a larger group of 35.5% of residents who earn under $650 weekly.
12.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →West Point splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (50%) and $1,500–$2,999 (50%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In West Point, the largest group is Under $650 at 46%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (25%) and $3,000 or more (17%).
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 West Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33039/west-point/topic/income