$552 ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $592
- 2016: $477
- 2021: $552
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Hervey Bay · Urban Centre
Income in Hervey Bay
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Hervey Bay are well below the national figure, with a typical weekly income of $1,083. This is a low-earning area where the typical family income has fallen by $148 since 2011. Most residents earn significantly less than the state and national averages.
$1,083
▼ -7.3%
- $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 Hervey Bay — lower than 68% of areas.
| Hervey Bay | $1,083 |
|---|---|
| 4655, QLD | $1,109 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $552, which is well below the Queensland figure of $787. Family and household incomes are also lower than most areas and have both fallen since 2011.
$1,083 ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,168
- 2016: $914
- 2021: $1,083
Median total household income per week.
$1,312 ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,460
- 2016: $1,103
- 2021: $1,312
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 5.2% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%. Similarly, the 9.2% of households earning $3,000 or more a week is far below the Queensland average.
5.2%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.2%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Hervey Bay, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 41%, followed by Under $650 (25%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Hervey Bay, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 30%.
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 Hervey Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL311002/hervey-bay/topic/income