Yorkeys Knob · Suburb / Locality

Income in Yorkeys Knob

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

Lower than usual weekly earnings shape daily life in Yorkeys Knob, where the typical household brings in $1,234. This is well below both the Queensland and national figures, making it a place where few residents earn high incomes.

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📍 Yorkeys Knob, Suburb / Locality

Where Yorkeys Knob sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,234 ▲ +31.6%
  • $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 Yorkeys Knob — lower than 73% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Yorkeys Knob$1,234
4878, QLD $1,555
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Weekly family income is $1,648, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of $2,120. While household earnings are low, typical personal income is $781, which is about the same as across Queensland and Australia.

$781 ▲ +26.0%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $620
  • 2016: $688
  • 2021: $781

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

$1,234 ▲ +31.6%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $938
  • 2016: $1,025
  • 2021: $1,234

Median total household income per week.

$1,648 ▲ +28.9%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,279
  • 2016: $1,355
  • 2021: $1,648

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here, with only 9.9% of households making $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the Queensland average of 20.2%. This gap is also seen in individual earnings, where only 6.7% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.

Household income distribution

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Yorkeys Knob splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 23%.

Personal income distribution

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Yorkeys Knob splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (43%) and $650–$1,499 (39%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 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 Yorkeys Knob [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33223/yorkeys-knob/topic/income