$1,158 ▲ +92.0%
Higher than 98% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $603
- 2016: $643
- 2021: $1,158
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mount Isa · Urban Area
Income in Mount Isa
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay is significantly higher than usual for residents in Mount Isa. The typical family earns $2,652 a week, which is well above the national figure. This high level of income has grown steadily over the last decade.
$2,236
▲ +83.4%
- $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 Mount Isa — higher than 92% of areas.
| Mount Isa | $2,236 |
|---|---|
| 4825 crosses QLD/NT | $2,212 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical household income is $2,236 a week, which is well above the Queensland figure of $1,675. This is among the highest at this level, and typical personal weekly earnings have risen $555 since 2011.
$2,236 ▲ +83.4%
Higher than 92% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,219
- 2016: $1,310
- 2021: $2,236
Median total household income per week.
$2,652 ▲ +77.9%
Higher than 93% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,491
- 2016: $1,599
- 2021: $2,652
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 20.8% of people making $2,000 or more a week, well above the 12.5% national figure. Around 29.9% of households earn over $3,000 weekly, a figure that rose 22 percentage points since 2011.
20.8%
Higher than 98% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
29.9%
Higher than 91% 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 Mount Isa, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 35%, followed by $650–$1,499 (19%) and $3,000–$3,999 (17%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Mount Isa splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and Under $650 (32%), with $650–$1,499 at 29%.
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 Mount Isa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3013/mount-isa/topic/income