$1,033 ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 93% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $751
- 2016: $722
- 2021: $1,033
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Emerald · Urban Area
Income in Emerald
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
About a third of households in Emerald earn between $1,500 and $2,999 a week. This is a high-earning area where typical incomes for families and individuals are well above the national figures. Since 2011, weekly earnings for families and individuals have grown significantly.
$2,190
▲ +18.5%
- $1,000–$1,071: 5 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 13 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 8 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 14 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 7 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 9 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 7 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 8 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 9 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 4 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 2 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 3 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 1 area
- $2,000–$2,071: 0 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 2 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 2 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 2 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 3 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 0 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 0 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 0 areas
- $2,643–$2,714: 0 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 2 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 1 area
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Emerald — higher than 91% of areas.
| Emerald | $2,190 |
|---|---|
| 4720, QLD | $2,203 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $2,510, which is a little above the Queensland figure of $2,024. Individual earnings are also strong, with the typical person earning $1,033 a week, well above both the state and national figures.
$2,190 ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 91% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,848
- 2016: $1,690
- 2021: $2,190
Median total household income per week.
$2,510 ▲ +22.0%
Higher than 91% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $2,058
- 2016: $2,031
- 2021: $2,510
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, as 27.6% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure well above the national average. This trend has grown since 2011, alongside a rise in the 18.2% of people who earn $2,000 or more each week.
18.2%
Higher than 94% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
27.6%
Higher than 89% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Emerald, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 37%, followed by $650–$1,499 (22%) and $4,000 or more (16%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Emerald splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (35%) and Under $650 (32%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 25%.
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 Emerald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3005/emerald/topic/income