$834 ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $651
- 2016: $743
- 2021: $834
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mackay · State Electorate
Income in Mackay
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than a third of people in Mackay earn under $650 a week, though personal incomes are generally higher than most areas. Typical weekly earnings for families and households sit around the national and state figures. Over the last decade, typical household pay has risen by $258.
$1,623
▲ +18.9%
- $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 Mackay — lower than 58% of areas.
| Mackay | $1,623 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Mackay earns $834 a week, which is higher than most areas. Typical weekly family income is $2,089, and household income is $1,623, both of which are about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
$1,623 ▲ +18.9%
Lower than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,365
- 2016: $1,562
- 2021: $1,623
Median total household income per week.
$2,089 ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,669
- 2016: $1,950
- 2021: $2,089
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common now, with the share of households making $3,000 or more a week rising to 18.7% since 2011. This is well below the Australian figure of 22.6%, while the 12% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly is about the same as the rest of the country.
12.0%
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.7%
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Mackay splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (27%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Mackay, the largest group is Under $650 at 41%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
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 Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30047/mackay/topic/income