$682 —
Lower than 81% of state electorate areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Waterford · State Electorate
Income in Waterford
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower weekly earnings shape daily life in Waterford, where typical family incomes are much lower than in most similar areas. The usual family earns $1,650 a week, which is well below the Australian figure of $2,120.
$1,427
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- $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 Waterford — lower than 76% of areas.
| Waterford | $1,427 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | $1,849 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,427, and the usual person earns $682. Both figures are a little below the Queensland and national averages, placing the area much lower than most other places.
$1,427 —
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,650 —
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 12.5% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly, far below the national figure of 22.6%. This is reflected in the personal income spread, where 43.4% of people earn under $650 a week.
4.9%
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.5%
Lower than 85% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Waterford splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (34%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Waterford, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
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 Waterford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30091/waterford/topic/income