$1,142 ▲ +104.3%
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $559
- 2016: $658
- 2021: $1,142
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cooper · State Electorate
Income in Cooper
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical earnings in Cooper are among the highest at this level, marking it as a very wealthy area. The usual family earns $3,264 a week, which is far above the Queensland figure. This wealth has grown significantly since 2011.
$2,544
▲ +110.2%
- $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 Cooper — higher than 96% of areas.
| Cooper | $2,544 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | $1,849 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $3,264, well above the Australian figure of $2,120. The typical person earns $1,142 a week, which is much higher than most areas and has risen by $583 since 2011.
$2,544 ▲ +110.2%
Higher than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,210
- 2016: $1,406
- 2021: $2,544
Median total household income per week.
$3,264 ▲ +137.2%
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,376
- 2016: $1,626
- 2021: $3,264
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 40.9% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, far above the 20.2% seen across Queensland. This is a sharp increase from 2011, when only 6.4% of households reached that level.
25.4%
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
40.9%
Higher than 98% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Cooper splits fairly evenly between $4,000 or more (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%), with $650–$1,499 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cooper, the largest group is Under $650 at 33%, followed by $650–$1,499 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (26%).
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 Cooper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30023/cooper/topic/income