$441 ▼ -31.2%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $641
- 2016: $644
- 2021: $441
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Sapphire · Urban Centre
Income in Sapphire
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical earnings have fallen sharply in Sapphire since 2011. The area now sees very low incomes compared to the rest of the state, with the typical household bringing in just $579 a week.
$579
▼ -41.1%
- $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 Sapphire — lower than 99% of areas.
| Sapphire | $579 |
|---|---|
| 4702, QLD | $1,649 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly personal income is far below the national figure, sitting at $441. This reflects a broader trend across the town, as typical family and household incomes have both fallen since 2011.
$579 ▼ -41.1%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $983
- 2016: $1,229
- 2021: $579
Median total household income per week.
$922 ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,208
- 2016: $1,418
- 2021: $922
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 3.6% of households making $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the Queensland figure of 20.2%. Nearly half of all households earn under $650 weekly.
2.0%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
3.6%
Lower than 89% 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 Sapphire, Under $650 is the majority at 57%; $650–$1,499 is next at 34%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Sapphire, Under $650 is the majority at 74%; $650–$1,499 is next at 19%.
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 Sapphire [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321091/sapphire/topic/income