Imbil · Urban Centre

Income in Imbil

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Weekly pay is significantly lower in Imbil than in most other parts of the country, with typical family incomes far below state and national figures. This is a low-income area where the typical weekly household earns just $1,022, and very few people earn high wages.

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📍 Imbil, Urban Centre

Where Imbil sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,022 ▲ +5.1%
  • $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 Imbil — lower than 74% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Imbil$1,022
4570, QLD $1,169
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical weekly personal income is $493, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Queensland figure of $787. While typical household income rose by $50 since 2011 to reach $1,022, typical family income fell by $74 during that time to $1,238.

$493 ▼ -33.6%

Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $742
  • 2016: $368
  • 2021: $493

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,022 ▲ +5.1%

Lower than 74% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $972
  • 2016: $900
  • 2021: $1,022

Median total household income per week.

$1,238 ▼ -5.6%

Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $1,312
  • 2016: $742
  • 2021: $1,238

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here, with no households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the national 22.6%. Over half of all residents earn less than $650 a week, and the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more weekly fell from 5.6% in 2011 to 1.8% in 2021.

Household income distribution

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In Imbil, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 46%, followed by Under $650 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).

Personal income distribution

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In Imbil, Under $650 is the majority at 62%; $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 Imbil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322060/imbil/topic/income