$575 ▲ +56.7%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $367
- 2016: $514
- 2021: $575
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Wonga Beach · Urban Centre
Income in Wonga Beach
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Wonga Beach are far below the national figure, with a typical household earning $951. This is much lower than most similar areas, though pay has risen across the board since 2011. The area is largely made up of lower-income earners, with nearly half of all people bringing in under $650 a week.
$951
▲ +43.2%
- $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 Wonga Beach — lower than 82% of areas.
| Wonga Beach | $951 |
|---|---|
| 4873, QLD | $1,218 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,236 a week, which is far below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Weekly personal income is also lower than most areas at $575, though this has risen by $208 since 2011.
$951 ▲ +43.2%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $664
- 2016: $888
- 2021: $951
Median total household income per week.
$1,236 ▲ +59.9%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $773
- 2016: $1,238
- 2021: $1,236
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 3.9% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, well below the 12.5% national figure. While 9.2% of households now earn $3,000 or more weekly, this remains far below the Australian average of 22.6%.
3.9%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.2%
Lower than 57% 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 Wonga Beach, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 38%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Wonga Beach, 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 Wonga Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321111/wonga-beach/topic/income