$697 ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $550
- 2016: $538
- 2021: $697
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Cooktown · Urban Centre
Income in Cooktown
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay in Cooktown is well below state and national levels, with a typical family earning $1,567. This figure is much lower than the Queensland typical of $2,024 and has barely changed since 2011, suggesting a long-term struggle to keep up with broader economic growth.
$1,252
▼ -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 Cooktown — lower than 51% of areas.
| Cooktown | $1,252 |
|---|---|
| 4895, QLD | $1,028 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
A typical household earns $1,252 a week, which is well below the national figure of $1,746 and has fallen since 2011. In contrast, typical personal income rose to $697, though this remains a little below the Queensland average.
$1,252 ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,351
- 2016: $1,026
- 2021: $1,252
Median total household income per week.
$1,567 ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,556
- 2016: $1,254
- 2021: $1,567
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
While 13% of households earn $3,000 or more a week—a figure higher than most similar areas—this is still well below the 20.2% seen across Queensland. This gap is reflected in personal earnings, where 39.2% of people earn under $650 a week.
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.
13.0%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Cooktown splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%), with Under $650 at 26%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Cooktown, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (16%).
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 Cooktown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315024/cooktown/topic/income