$787 ▲ +34.1%
- 2011: $587
- 2016: $660
- 2021: $787
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Queensland · State / Territory
Income in Queensland
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Queensland have climbed significantly over the last decade. Most households now see their income sitting around the national figure, with the typical family bringing in $2,024 a week.
$1,675
▲ +35.6%
- $1,200–$1,243: 0 areas
- $1,243–$1,286: 0 areas
- $1,286–$1,329: 0 areas
- $1,329–$1,371: 1 area
- $1,371–$1,414: 0 areas
- $1,414–$1,457: 1 area
- $1,457–$1,500: 1 area
- $1,500–$1,543: 0 areas
- $1,543–$1,586: 0 areas
- $1,586–$1,629: 0 areas
- $1,629–$1,671: 0 areas
- $1,671–$1,714: 1 area
- $1,714–$1,757: 0 areas
- $1,757–$1,800: 1 area
- $1,800–$1,843: 2 areas
- $1,843–$1,886: 0 areas
- $1,886–$1,929: 0 areas
- $1,929–$1,971: 0 areas
- $1,971–$2,014: 0 areas
- $2,014–$2,057: 0 areas
- $2,057–$2,100: 1 area
- $2,100–$2,143: 0 areas
- $2,143–$2,186: 0 areas
- $2,186–$2,229: 0 areas
- $2,229–$2,271: 0 areas
- $2,271–$2,314: 0 areas
- $2,314–$2,357: 0 areas
- $2,357–$2,400: 1 area
All state / territory areas, 2021. The marker is Queensland.
| Queensland | $1,675 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,675 weekly, which is about the same as the Australian figure of $1,746. This is an increase of $440 since 2011, while typical personal weekly pay rose by $200 to reach $787.
$1,675 ▲ +35.6%
- 2011: $1,235
- 2016: $1,402
- 2021: $1,675
Median total household income per week.
$2,024 ▲ +39.3%
- 2011: $1,453
- 2016: $1,661
- 2021: $2,024
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
About 20.2% of households earn $3,000 or more each week, a figure that has more than doubled since 2011. This is a little below the national figure of 22.6%, and 11.0% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
20.2%
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Queensland splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (29%), with Under $650 at 16%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Queensland, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (18%).
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 Queensland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ste/3/queensland/topic/income