$811 ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $631
- 2016: $697
- 2021: $811
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cairns · Urban Centre
Income in Cairns
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly personal incomes in Cairns are much higher than most similar areas, with a typical resident earning $811. While these figures have risen since 2011, they remain slightly below the national figures for households and families.
$1,574
▲ +35.2%
- $500–$589: 3 areas
- $589–$679: 7 areas
- $679–$768: 58 areas
- $768–$857: 106 areas
- $857–$946: 148 areas
- $946–$1,036: 173 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 163 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 164 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 147 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 135 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 109 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 68 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 83 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 74 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 60 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 46 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 51 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 46 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 40 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 30 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 26 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 21 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 6 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 11 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 4 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 6 areas
- $2,821–$2,911: 6 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 29 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Cairns — higher than 70% of areas.
| Cairns | $1,574 |
|---|---|
| 4870, QLD | $1,510 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,949, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the Queensland figure. Both family and household incomes have climbed since 2011, with typical household pay rising by $410 to reach $1,574.
$1,574 ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,164
- 2016: $1,339
- 2021: $1,574
Median total household income per week.
$1,949 ▲ +37.8%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,414
- 2016: $1,612
- 2021: $1,949
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
More people in Cairns earn high incomes than in most similar areas, though 9.2% of those earning $2,000 or more a week is well below the national figure. High-earning households have grown significantly, with the share of those making $3,000 or more weekly rising 10 percentage points since 2011 to reach 16.8%.
9.2%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
16.8%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Cairns splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (34%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Cairns splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (41%) and $650–$1,499 (37%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 19%.
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 Cairns [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL303001/cairns/topic/income