$544 ▼ -29.9%
Lower than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $776
- 2016: $881
- 2021: $544
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Hervey Bay · State Electorate
Income in Hervey Bay
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical weekly household income in Hervey Bay is just $1,054, which is far below the national figure. This is one of the lowest-earning areas at its level, with family and personal incomes all falling significantly since 2011.
$1,054
▼ -33.5%
- $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 Hervey Bay — lower than 99% of areas.
| Hervey Bay | $1,054 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical family income is $1,286 per week, which is well below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Personal incomes are also much lower than across the state and nation, with the typical person earning $544 weekly.
$1,054 ▼ -33.5%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,584
- 2016: $1,869
- 2021: $1,054
Median total household income per week.
$1,286 ▼ -35.6%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,998
- 2016: $2,316
- 2021: $1,286
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high wages here, with only 4.8% of residents bringing in $2,000 or more a week. This is well below the national figure and reflects a trend where the share of high-earning households has fallen since 2011.
4.8%
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.4%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Hervey Bay, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 41%, followed by Under $650 (26%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Hervey Bay, Under $650 is the majority at 58%; $650–$1,499 is next at 30%.
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 Hervey Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30033/hervey-bay/topic/income