$1,140 ▲ +156.2%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $445
- 2016: $997
- 2021: $1,140
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mount Cotton · Urban Centre
Income in Mount Cotton
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes of $2,740 are among the highest for areas like Mount Cotton. This is well above the figures for both Queensland and Australia. Over the last decade, the typical weekly family income here has risen by $1,688.
$2,656
▲ +180.8%
- $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 Mount Cotton — higher than 98% of areas.
| Mount Cotton | $2,656 |
|---|---|
| 4165, QLD | $1,970 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $2,656 a week, which is well above the national figure of $1,746. Personal incomes are also among the highest at this level, with a typical weekly pay of $1,140.
$2,656 ▲ +180.8%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $946
- 2016: $2,266
- 2021: $2,656
Median total household income per week.
$2,740 ▲ +160.5%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,052
- 2016: $2,332
- 2021: $2,740
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 37.3% of households making $3,000 or more a week, a figure far above the national average of 22.6%. This is a significant jump from 2011, when only 4% of households earned that amount.
18.5%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
37.3%
Higher than 97% 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 Mount Cotton, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 41%, followed by $3,000–$3,999 (22%) and $4,000 or more (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Mount Cotton splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 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 Mount Cotton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314018/mount-cotton/topic/income