$656 ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $749
- 2016: $810
- 2021: $656
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Morayfield · State Electorate
Income in Morayfield
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical family in Morayfield earns $1,547 a week, which is well below the national figure. This is a low-income area where typical earnings for households and individuals have all fallen since 2011. The gap between local incomes and those in the rest of the state is quite significant.
$1,347
▼ -14.3%
- $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 Morayfield — lower than 84% of areas.
| Morayfield | $1,347 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | $1,849 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly family incomes are much lower than most areas, falling $290 since 2011 to reach $1,547. This is well below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Similarly, the typical personal weekly income of $656 is a little below both state and national levels.
$1,347 ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,571
- 2016: $1,739
- 2021: $1,347
Median total household income per week.
$1,547 ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,837
- 2016: $2,021
- 2021: $1,547
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 11.3% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the Australian average. This trend has dropped since 2011, and just 4.6% of people now earn $2,000 or more weekly, among the lowest levels for any similar area.
4.6%
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.3%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Morayfield, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and Under $650 (19%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Morayfield, the largest group is Under $650 at 50%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (12%).
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 Morayfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30057/morayfield/topic/income