$750 ▲ +5.9%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $708
- 2016: $743
- 2021: $750
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Toowoomba South · State Electorate
Income in Toowoomba South
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household income has fallen by $132 since 2011 in Toowoomba South. Most residents earn less than the typical person in Queensland or Australia, with only 13.8% of households bringing in $3,000 or more per week.
$1,443
▼ -8.4%
- $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 Toowoomba South — lower than 74% of areas.
| Toowoomba South | $1,443 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,832 a week, which is a little below the Queensland figure. Personal income has risen $42 since 2011 to reach $750 weekly, while the typical household earns $1,443, a figure lower than most areas.
$1,443 ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,575
- 2016: $1,523
- 2021: $1,443
Median total household income per week.
$1,832 ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,802
- 2016: $1,817
- 2021: $1,832
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are uncommon here, as the 8.1% of people earning $2,000 or more a week is well below the national figure. This is consistent with the fact that households earning $3,000 or more weekly are well below the state and national rates.
8.1%
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.8%
Lower than 80% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Toowoomba South splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (33%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Toowoomba South, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (37%) and $1,500–$2,999 (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 Toowoomba South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30087/toowoomba-south/topic/income