$876 ▲ +78.4%
Higher than 68% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $491
- 2016: $524
- 2021: $876
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Townsville · State Electorate
Income in Townsville
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical personal weekly income of $876 makes Townsville a higher earning area than most similar places. While household incomes are slightly lower than the state and national figures, individual earnings remain strong. This reflects a local economy where people are generally earning more per person than in many other parts of the country.
$1,526
▲ +47.2%
- $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 Townsville — lower than 67% of areas.
| Townsville | $1,526 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $2,095, which is about the same as the Queensland and Australian figures. Weekly household income is $1,526, a little below the national average, though personal weekly earnings are a little above the national figure at $876.
$1,526 ▲ +47.2%
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,037
- 2016: $1,176
- 2021: $1,526
Median total household income per week.
$2,095 ▲ +86.1%
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,126
- 2016: $1,268
- 2021: $2,095
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most similar areas, with 12.2% of people earning $2,000 or more a week. However, 18.3% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly is well below the Australian figure of 22.6%.
12.2%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.3%
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Townsville splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 19%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Townsville splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (39%) and $650–$1,499 (35%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 22%.
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 Townsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30088/townsville/topic/income