$610 ▲ +96.1%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $311
- 2016: $774
- 2021: $610
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
El Arish · Urban Centre
Income in El Arish
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in El Arish are well below national and state levels, creating a local economy where most people live on modest budgets. The typical family income is $1,375, which is $745 lower than the Australian figure.
$1,057
▼ -3.9%
- $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 El Arish — lower than 70% of areas.
| El Arish | $1,057 |
|---|---|
| 4855, QLD | $1,225 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,375, which is well below the Queensland figure. While typical personal income rose by $299 since 2011 to reach $610, the usual household income actually fell by $43 over the same period.
$1,057 ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,100
- 2016: $1,138
- 2021: $1,057
Median total household income per week.
$1,375 ▲ +33.4%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,031
- 2016: $1,875
- 2021: $1,375
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 4% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, far below the state's 20.2%. This gap is seen in personal earnings too, as only 1.4% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
1.4%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.0%
Lower than 87% 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 El Arish, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 52%; $1,500–$2,999 is next at 24%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In El Arish, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 36%.
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 El Arish [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322039/el-arish/topic/income