$508 ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $391
- 2016: $469
- 2021: $508
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wondai · Urban Centre
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Wondai, where the typical household earns just $932 a week. While pay has risen since 2011, the gap between local earnings and the rest of the country remains wide.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Wondai — lower than 84% of areas.
| Wondai | $932 |
|---|---|
| 4606, QLD | $1,003 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family income is $1,259 a week, which is well below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Personal incomes follow a similar pattern, with the usual resident earning $508 a week, far below the national figure of $805.
$508 ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$932 ▲ +35.7%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,259 ▲ +51.0%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 6.1% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the Australian average of 22.6%. Over half of all residents earn under $650 a week.
3.9%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.1%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Wondai, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 41%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (23%).
In Wondai, Under $650 is the majority at 60%; $650–$1,499 is next at 30%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Wondai [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315102/wondai/topic/income