$755 ▲ +34.6%
Higher than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $561
- 2016: $662
- 2021: $755
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sunshine Coast · Urban Area
Income in Sunshine Coast
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household earnings in the Sunshine Coast are a little below the national figure, yet they remain higher than most similar areas. The typical family now brings in $1,917 a week, reflecting a significant rise since 2011.
$1,590
▲ +51.1%
- $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 Sunshine Coast — higher than 67% of areas.
| Sunshine Coast | $1,590 |
|---|---|
| 4565, QLD | $1,302 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household income is $1,590 per week, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. Personal incomes are around the middle for their level at $755 a week, while typical family earnings have climbed by $594 over the last decade.
$1,590 ▲ +51.1%
Higher than 67% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,052
- 2016: $1,305
- 2021: $1,590
Median total household income per week.
$1,917 ▲ +44.9%
Higher than 58% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,323
- 2016: $1,607
- 2021: $1,917
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 18.3% of households earning $3,000 or more weekly. This is a big jump from 2011, though it remains a little below the Queensland rate.
9.8%
Higher than 62% of urban area areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.3%
Higher than 71% of urban area areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Sunshine Coast splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Sunshine Coast, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Sunshine Coast [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3015/sunshine-coast/topic/income