$523 ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $492
- 2016: $450
- 2021: $523
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Forest Hill · Urban Centre
Income in Forest Hill
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay is far lower than the state average in Forest Hill, where the typical family earns just $1,208. This means residents generally live on a much tighter budget than people in other parts of Queensland or Australia. While incomes have risen since 2011, they remain well below the national figures.
$1,031
▲ +11.6%
- $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 Forest Hill — lower than 73% of areas.
| Forest Hill | $1,031 |
|---|---|
| 4342, QLD | $1,352 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly household income is $1,031, which is far below the Queensland figure of $1,675. Personal weekly pay is also much lower than most areas at $523, though this has risen by $31 since 2011.
$1,031 ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $924
- 2016: $1,042
- 2021: $1,031
Median total household income per week.
$1,208 ▲ +19.6%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,010
- 2016: $1,319
- 2021: $1,208
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high incomes here; only 1.7% of people make $2,000 or more a week, which is far below the national figure. Meanwhile, over half of all residents earn less than $650 a week.
1.7%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
3.0%
Lower than 91% 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 Forest Hill, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 40%, followed by Under $650 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (26%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Forest Hill, Under $650 is the majority at 61%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
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 Forest Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322046/forest-hill/topic/income