$510 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $556
- 2016: $762
- 2021: $510
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Balgal Beach · Urban Centre
Income in Balgal Beach
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
More than half of all residents in Balgal Beach earn under $650 a week. This is a low-income area where typical earnings are far below the state and national figures, and have generally fallen over the last decade.
$936
▼ -13.8%
- $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 Balgal Beach — lower than 83% of areas.
| Balgal Beach | $936 |
|---|---|
| 4816, QLD | $1,300 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly household income is far below the national figure of $1,746, sitting at just $936. Similarly, the typical family earns $1,138 a week, which is much lower than most areas and has fallen by $90 since 2011.
$936 ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,086
- 2016: $1,631
- 2021: $936
Median total household income per week.
$1,138 ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,228
- 2016: $1,861
- 2021: $1,138
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 6.1% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. While the number of people earning $2,000 or more a week rose to 5.4% since 2011, this remains well below the national rate.
5.4%
Lower than 58% 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.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Balgal Beach, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 43%, followed by Under $650 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Balgal Beach, Under $650 is the majority at 61%; $650–$1,499 is next at 26%.
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 Balgal Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321008/balgal-beach/topic/income