$567 ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $536
- 2016: $606
- 2021: $567
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Silkwood · Urban Centre
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over half of all people in Silkwood earn under $650 a week. This is a lower-income area where typical weekly earnings for families and households are well below the figures for Queensland and Australia, though most figures have risen since 2011.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Silkwood — lower than 68% of areas.
| Silkwood | $1,079 |
|---|---|
| 4856, QLD | $1,171 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,079, which is far below the national figure of $1,746. For families, the typical weekly income is $1,325, which is well below the Queensland average of $2,024.
$567 ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,079 ▲ +44.1%
Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,325 ▲ +44.3%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 7% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the national 22.6%. However, the number of people earning $2,000 or more a week has risen to 8.8% since 2011, which is higher than most similar areas.
8.8%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.0%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Silkwood, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 46%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (24%) and Under $650 (22%).
In Silkwood, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Silkwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322108/silkwood/topic/income