$585 ▲ +45.9%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $401
- 2016: $647
- 2021: $585
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Laidley Heights · Urban Centre
Income in Laidley Heights
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical personal weekly income of $585 makes Laidley Heights a lower-earning area compared to most others. While earnings have risen since 2011, they remain well below the state and national figures. This is a place where half of all people earn less than $650 a week.
$1,406
▲ +80.0%
- $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 Laidley Heights — higher than 61% of areas.
| Laidley Heights | $1,406 |
|---|---|
| 4341, QLD | $1,432 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,472, which is well below the Queensland figure of $2,024. While household income is higher than most similar areas at $1,406 a week, it still sits a little below the national figure.
$1,406 ▲ +80.0%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $781
- 2016: $1,125
- 2021: $1,406
Median total household income per week.
$1,472 ▲ +60.9%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $915
- 2016: $1,458
- 2021: $1,472
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Far fewer households earn $3,000 or more a week here (9.9%) compared to the Australian average of 22.6%. High earners are rare, with only 5.7% of people bringing home $2,000 or more weekly, though this is up from 2% in 2011.
5.7%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.9%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Laidley Heights splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (36%), with Under $650 at 15%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Laidley Heights, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 Laidley Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321065/laidley-heights/topic/income