$398 ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $419
- 2016: $470
- 2021: $398
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
New Mapoon · Urban Centre
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over half of all people in New Mapoon earn less than $650 a week. This is a low-income area where typical weekly earnings for families and individuals have all fallen since 2011, leaving the community far below the Queensland and national figures.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is New Mapoon — lower than 83% of areas.
| New Mapoon | $942 |
|---|---|
| 4876, QLD | $1,324 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,024 a week, which is far below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Individual earnings are among the lowest in the country, with the typical person bringing in $398 weekly.
$398 ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$942 ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,024 ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
No one in the area earns $2,000 or more per week. While the proportion of households earning $3,000 or more rose to 10.5% since 2011, this is still well below the 20.2% seen across Queensland.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.5%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In New Mapoon, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 44%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (23%) and Under $650 (19%).
In New Mapoon, Under $650 is the majority at 73%; $650–$1,499 is next at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in New Mapoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322092/new-mapoon/topic/income