$642 ▲ +31.8%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $487
- 2016: $586
- 2021: $642
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Charters Towers · Urban Centre
Income in Charters Towers
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Charters Towers are well below the national figure, though typical earnings have risen over the last decade. Most residents earn under $1,500 a week, with the typical household bringing in $1,282. While pay is lower than in Queensland or across Australia, the local income gap has narrowed as typical earnings grew since 2011.
$1,282
▲ +30.5%
- $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 Charters Towers — higher than 51% of areas.
| Charters Towers | $1,282 |
|---|---|
| 4820, QLD | $1,341 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,656 a week, which is a little below the Queensland figure and well below the Australian average of $2,120. Typical personal weekly income is $642, and this has risen by $155 since 2011.
$1,282 ▲ +30.5%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $982
- 2016: $1,067
- 2021: $1,282
Median total household income per week.
$1,656 ▲ +33.7%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,239
- 2016: $1,381
- 2021: $1,656
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than elsewhere, with only 12% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the national figure of 22.6%. However, the number of people earning over $2,000 weekly rose to 8.1% by 2021, which is higher than in most similar areas.
8.1%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Charters Towers splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Charters Towers, Under $650 is the majority at 50%; $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 Charters Towers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314007/charters-towers/topic/income