$351 ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $500
- 2016: $320
- 2021: $351
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mer (Murray) Island · Urban Centre
Income in Mer (Murray) Island
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical personal weekly incomes of just $351 make Mer (Murray) Island a place with very low earnings. Most residents earn far less than the Queensland and national figures, and the area has seen a notable drop in typical family and personal pay since 2011.
$1,262
▲ +30.6%
- $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 Mer (Murray) Island — higher than 50% of areas.
| Mer (Murray) Island | $1,262 |
|---|---|
| 4875, QLD | $1,362 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical family income is $906 a week, which is far below the Queensland figure of $2,024. While the usual household income rose to $1,262 since 2011, personal weekly earnings fell by $149 over the same period.
$1,262 ▲ +30.6%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $966
- 2016: $1,020
- 2021: $1,262
Median total household income per week.
$906 ▼ -40.2%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,514
- 2016: $933
- 2021: $906
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
No households on the island earn $3,000 or more per week, a far lower result than the 20.2% across Queensland. This gap is seen in personal earnings too, with 75.3% of people earning under $650 a week.
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.
0.0%
Lower than 99% 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 Mer (Murray) Island, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 42%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and Under $650 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Mer (Murray) Island, Under $650 is the majority at 82%; $650–$1,499 is next at 15%.
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 Mer (Murray) Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322077/mer-island/topic/income