$761 ▲ +34.0%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $568
- 2016: $657
- 2021: $761
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Ipswich · State Electorate
Income in Ipswich
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower than average weekly pay shapes daily life in Ipswich, where the typical family earns $1,854. While earnings have risen steadily since 2011, the area continues to lag behind both Queensland and national figures.
$1,481
▲ +29.5%
- $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 Ipswich — lower than 70% of areas.
| Ipswich | $1,481 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | $1,849 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,481 a week, which is a little below the Queensland figure of $1,675. Weekly personal income is $761, placing the area around the middle for its level compared to the rest of the country.
$1,481 ▲ +29.5%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,144
- 2016: $1,307
- 2021: $1,481
Median total household income per week.
$1,854 ▲ +35.4%
Lower than 70% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,369
- 2016: $1,535
- 2021: $1,854
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are much less common here than in most areas, with only 14.5% of households earning $3,000 or more per week. This is well below the national figure of 22.6%, although the share of top earners has risen 8.2 percentage points since 2011.
7.3%
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
14.5%
Lower than 77% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Ipswich splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (33%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Ipswich, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, 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 Ipswich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30037/ipswich/topic/income