$652 ▲ +86.3%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $350
- 2016: $764
- 2021: $652
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Picnic Bay · Urban Centre
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Far lower typical incomes than the state and national figures mark Picnic Bay. While weekly earnings have risen since 2011, the typical household still earns just $880 a week, which is much lower than most similar areas.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Picnic Bay — lower than 88% of areas.
| Picnic Bay | $880 |
|---|---|
| 4819, QLD | $1,001 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $880, far below the Queensland figure of $1,675. Family income is also well below the state and national figures at $1,333, though this has risen by $648 since 2011.
$652 ▲ +86.3%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$880 ▲ +70.9%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,333 ▲ +94.6%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 7.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the 20.2% seen across Queensland. This gap is reflected in personal earnings, where only 6.7% of people earn over $2,000 a week.
6.7%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.6%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Picnic Bay splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (35%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 21%.
In Picnic Bay, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (12%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Picnic Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322097/picnic-bay/topic/income