$775 ▲ +38.1%
Lower than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $561
- 2016: $692
- 2021: $775
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cairns · State Electorate
Income in Cairns
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical household incomes in Cairns are much lower than in most similar areas. While weekly pay has risen since 2011, the city generally earns less than the state and national figures. Only 14.8% of households bring in $3,000 or more per week, which is well below the Australian average.
$1,396
▲ +30.2%
- $1,000–$1,071: 6 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 18 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 18 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 23 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 33 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 32 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 24 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 26 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 23 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 33 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 25 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 19 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 17 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 25 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 30 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 12 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 15 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 10 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 14 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 5 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 6 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 2 areas
- $2,643–$2,714: 5 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 0 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 6 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Cairns — lower than 79% of areas.
| Cairns | $1,396 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,396, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Family incomes are also a little below the state and national levels at $1,833, though personal weekly income of $775 is about the same as the rest of the country.
$1,396 ▲ +30.2%
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,072
- 2016: $1,373
- 2021: $1,396
Median total household income per week.
$1,833 ▲ +38.5%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,323
- 2016: $1,695
- 2021: $1,833
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with the share of households earning $3,000 or more per week being well below the national figure. This gap is also seen in personal earnings, where the 8.7% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is well below the Australian average.
8.7%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.8%
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Cairns splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 21%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cairns, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (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 Cairns [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30014/cairns/topic/income