$840 ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $682
- 2016: $693
- 2021: $840
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mermaid Beach · State Electorate
Income in Mermaid Beach
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than one in five households in Mermaid Beach now earn $3,000 or more each week. This is a significant increase from 2011, when only 12.9% of homes reached that level. While typical weekly incomes here track closely with state and national figures, personal earnings are higher than in most similar areas.
$1,780
▲ +12.0%
- $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 Mermaid Beach — higher than 55% of areas.
| Mermaid Beach | $1,780 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Mermaid Beach earns $840 a week, which is higher than most areas. For families, the typical weekly income is $2,147, a figure that has risen by $326 since 2011.
$1,780 ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,589
- 2016: $1,542
- 2021: $1,780
Median total household income per week.
$2,147 ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,821
- 2016: $1,799
- 2021: $2,147
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 22.6% of households bringing in at least $3,000 a week, a little above the Queensland figure. Meanwhile, 11.9% of individuals earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is about the same as the national average.
11.9%
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
22.6%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Mermaid Beach splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 16%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Mermaid Beach splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (40%) and $650–$1,499 (36%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 19%.
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 Mermaid Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30053/mermaid-beach/topic/income