$509 ▲ +23.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $413
- 2016: $438
- 2021: $509
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Queenstown · Suburb / Locality
Income in Queenstown
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of just $851 makes Queenstown one of the lowest-earning areas in the country. This is far below the national figure of $1,746 and well below the Tasmanian average. Overall, residents here earn significantly less than people in most other similar areas.
$851
▲ +3.7%
- $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 Queenstown — lower than 92% of areas.
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family income is $1,371 a week, which is well below the Tasmanian figure of $1,720. Similarly, the typical personal weekly income is $509, a figure much lower than most other areas and well below the national average of $805.
$851 ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $821
- 2016: $764
- 2021: $851
Median total household income per week.
$1,371 ▲ +18.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,157
- 2016: $1,030
- 2021: $1,371
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 8% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% national figure. This gap is reflected in the personal income spread, where over half of all residents earn less than $650 per week.
6.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Queenstown, the largest group is Under $650 at 38%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Queenstown, Under $650 is the majority at 60%; $650–$1,499 is next at 25%.
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 Queenstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60531/queenstown/topic/income