$816 ▲ +48.1%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $551
- 2016: $651
- 2021: $816
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Surfers Paradise · State Electorate
Income in Surfers Paradise
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A sharp increase in high earners defines Surfers Paradise, where the share of households earning over $3,000 a week rose by 14 percentage points since 2011. This growth has pushed the typical family income up to $1,993 per week. While some individuals earn well above the national figure, the overall typical household income remains lower than most other areas.
$1,505
▲ +49.5%
- $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 Surfers Paradise — lower than 68% of areas.
| Surfers Paradise | $1,505 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,505 a week, which is a little below the Queensland and national figures. However, personal incomes are about the same as the rest of the country at $816 weekly, and family incomes have risen by $708 since 2011.
$1,505 ▲ +49.5%
Lower than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,007
- 2016: $1,220
- 2021: $1,505
Median total household income per week.
$1,993 ▲ +55.1%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,285
- 2016: $1,538
- 2021: $1,993
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 12.3% of people earning over $2,000 a week, which is higher than most similar areas. This is a significant trend, as the share of people in this top bracket rose 8.5 percentage points since 2011.
12.3%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
19.7%
Lower than 52% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Surfers Paradise splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Surfers Paradise splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (40%) and $650–$1,499 (36%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 16%.
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 Surfers Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30082/surfers-paradise/topic/income