$664 ▲ +31.2%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $506
- 2016: $605
- 2021: $664
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Lockyer · State Electorate
Income in Lockyer
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Lockyer have risen by $450 since 2011, yet they remain well below the national figure. The typical family now earns $1,681 per week, which is much lower than most similar areas. This suggests a community where earnings are modest compared to the rest of the country.
$1,461
▲ +40.2%
- $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 Lockyer — lower than 72% of areas.
| Lockyer | $1,461 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,461, which is a little below both the Queensland and Australian figures. Personal weekly earnings are also low, with the typical person in Lockyer taking home $664.
$1,461 ▲ +40.2%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,042
- 2016: $1,302
- 2021: $1,461
Median total household income per week.
$1,681 ▲ +36.6%
Lower than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,231
- 2016: $1,521
- 2021: $1,681
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 5.8% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, a figure well below the national 12.5%. However, the share of households earning $3,000 or more per week rose to 13.6% since 2011.
5.8%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.6%
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Lockyer splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (34%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Lockyer, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
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 Lockyer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30043/lockyer/topic/income