$425 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $391
- 2021: $425
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cairns Bay · Suburb / Locality
Income in Cairns Bay
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Among the lowest-earning areas in the region, Cairns Bay has a typical weekly household income of just $900. This figure is far below the national average, reflecting a community where the vast majority of residents live on modest means.
$900
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- $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 Cairns Bay — lower than 90% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Cairns Bay earns $425 a week, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of $701. Weekly family incomes are also among the lowest at this level, sitting at $900 compared to $2,120 across Australia.
$900 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,062
- 2021: $900
Median total household income per week.
$900 —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $900
- 2021: $900
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Income is concentrated at the lower end, with 68.8% of people earning under $650 a week. No one in the area earns $2,000 or more weekly, a result that is far below the national figure of 12.5%.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 →In Cairns Bay, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 57%; Under $650 is next at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cairns Bay, Under $650 is the majority at 71%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.
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 Cairns Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60088/cairns-bay/topic/income