Hill · State Electorate

Income in Hill

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Nearly half of all people in Hill earn under $650 a week. This is a low-income area where typical earnings for families and individuals have all fallen since 2011, leaving the community well below state and national figures.

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📍 Hill, State Electorate

Where Hill sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,200 ▼ -25.2%
  • $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 Hill — lower than 94% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Hill$1,200
Rest of Qld $1,507
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly family income is $1,494, which is well below the Queensland figure of $2,024 and fell by $425 over the last decade. Household and personal incomes are also among the lowest in the country, with the usual household bringing in $1,200 per week.

$642 ▼ -11.9%

Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: $729
  • 2016: $764
  • 2021: $642

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,200 ▼ -25.2%

Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: $1,605
  • 2016: $1,564
  • 2021: $1,200

Median total household income per week.

$1,494 ▼ -22.1%

Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: $1,919
  • 2016: $1,924
  • 2021: $1,494

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

Only 10.6% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the Australian average of 22.6%. High earners are rare here, with just 5.7% of people making $2,000 or more weekly, down from 12.3% in 2011.

Household income distribution

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In Hill, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (24%).

Personal income distribution

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In Hill, Under $650 is the majority at 51%; $650–$1,499 is next at 35%.

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 Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30034/hill/topic/income