$660 ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $829
- 2016: $947
- 2021: $660
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cook · State Electorate
Income in Cook
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than 42% of people in Cook earn under $650 a week, marking it as an area with very low incomes. This level of pay is much lower than in most other areas, and typical earnings for families and individuals have all fallen since 2011.
$1,341
▼ -14.7%
- $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 Cook — lower than 85% of areas.
| Cook | $1,341 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Cook earns $1,521 a week, which is well below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Personal and household incomes are also much lower than most areas, with the usual personal weekly pay falling by $169 since 2011.
$1,341 ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,573
- 2016: $1,808
- 2021: $1,341
Median total household income per week.
$1,521 ▼ -30.5%
Lower than 91% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $2,190
- 2016: $2,409
- 2021: $1,521
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 7.2% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%. Similarly, households earning $3,000 or more a week fell to 13.3% by 2021, a result much lower than most areas.
7.2%
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.3%
Lower than 82% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Cook splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 22%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cook, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (33%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
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 Cook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30021/cook/topic/income