Cooya Beach · Urban Centre

Income in Cooya Beach

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Weekly pay has climbed across the board in Cooya Beach since 2011. While the typical personal income has risen to $747, the area remains a place where few people reach the highest earning brackets compared to the rest of the state.

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📍 Cooya Beach, Urban Centre

Where Cooya Beach sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,391 ▲ +11.8%
  • $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 Cooya Beach — higher than 60% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Cooya Beach$1,391
4873, QLD $1,218
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly family income is $1,717, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Queensland figure. Personal incomes are about the same as the state and national figures, with the typical person earning $747 a week.

$747 ▲ +37.3%

Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $544
  • 2016: $608
  • 2021: $747

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,391 ▲ +11.8%

Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $1,244
  • 2016: $953
  • 2021: $1,391

Median total household income per week.

$1,717 ▲ +36.4%

Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $1,259
  • 2016: $1,301
  • 2021: $1,717

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are far less common here than in the rest of Australia, with only 8.2% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. However, this is an increase from 2011, when only 4.3% of households reached that level.

Household income distribution

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Cooya Beach splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (38%) and $650–$1,499 (33%), with Under $650 at 20%.

Personal income distribution

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Cooya Beach splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (43%) and Under $650 (42%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 13%.

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 Cooya Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321033/cooya-beach/topic/income