$450 ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $342
- 2016: $418
- 2021: $450
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wowan · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical incomes in Wowan are among the lowest in the region. Most residents earn well below the state and national figures, with the usual household bringing in just $752 a week.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wowan — lower than 96% of areas.
| Wowan | $752 |
|---|---|
| 4702, QLD | $1,649 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,281 weekly, which is well below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Personal incomes are also far below the national average, with the typical person earning $450 a week.
$450 ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$752 ▲ +19.9%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,281 ▲ +53.8%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
No households in Wowan earn $3,000 or more per week, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. More than half of all people earn under $650 weekly, while only 4% earn $2,000 or more.
4.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Wowan splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (41%) and $650–$1,499 (41%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 19%.
In Wowan, Under $650 is the majority at 65%; $650–$1,499 is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Wowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33167/wowan/topic/income