$502 ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $673
- 2016: $452
- 2021: $502
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Oakwood · Urban Centre
Income in Oakwood
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Daily living costs are a significant challenge in Oakwood (L), where typical weekly household incomes are among the lowest in the region. The usual household earns just $780 a week, which is far below both the state and national figures.
$780
▼ -55.7%
- $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 Oakwood — lower than 96% of areas.
| Oakwood | $780 |
|---|---|
| 4670, QLD | $1,194 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income in Oakwood (L) is $1,170, which is far below the Queensland figure of $2,024. This is part of a downward trend, as typical household income has fallen by $980 since 2011.
$780 ▼ -55.7%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,760
- 2016: $771
- 2021: $780
Median total household income per week.
$1,170 ▼ -36.9%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,853
- 2016: $1,017
- 2021: $1,170
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Low earnings are common here, with 42.4% of households bringing in under $650 a week. While 5.2% of people now earn $2,000 or more weekly, this is well below the Australian average of 12.5%.
5.2%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.0%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Oakwood splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (40%) and $650–$1,499 (37%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 13%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Oakwood, Under $650 is the majority at 64%; $650–$1,499 is next at 25%.
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 Oakwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322095/oakwood/topic/income