$542 ▲ +41.1%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $384
- 2016: $438
- 2021: $542
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Childers · Urban Centre
Income in Childers
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of $778 makes Childers one of the lowest-earning areas in the region. Earnings across the board are far below the national figures, though most income levels have risen slightly since 2011.
$778
▲ +13.6%
- $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 Childers — lower than 96% of areas.
| Childers | $778 |
|---|---|
| 4660, QLD | $945 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,176 a week, which is far below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Personal weekly incomes are also much lower than most areas at $542, despite rising by $158 since 2011.
$778 ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $685
- 2016: $785
- 2021: $778
Median total household income per week.
$1,176 ▲ +37.7%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $854
- 2016: $1,058
- 2021: $1,176
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few households earn high incomes, with only 2.6% making $3,000 or more per week compared to 22.6% across Australia. This gap is reflected in the personal data, where 50.9% of people earn under $650 a week.
3.2%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
2.6%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Childers splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (41%) and Under $650 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Childers, Under $650 is the majority at 61%; $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 Childers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315019/childers/topic/income