$423 ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $607
- 2016: $294
- 2021: $423
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Yorke Island · Urban Centre
Income in Yorke Island
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly personal earnings have fallen by $184 since 2011 on Yorke Island, where incomes remain very low. The typical family earns just $955 a week, a figure that is far below the national average and has barely changed in a decade.
$949
▼ -0.7%
- $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 Yorke Island — lower than 82% of areas.
| Yorke Island | $949 |
|---|---|
| 4875, QLD | $1,362 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $949, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Queensland figure of $1,675. Personal earnings are also among the lowest at this level, with the typical person earning $423 a week.
$949 ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $956
- 2016: $811
- 2021: $949
Median total household income per week.
$955 ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $949
- 2016: $682
- 2021: $955
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few people earn high wages here, with only 2.7% of residents making $2,000 or more per week. This is well below the Australian figure of 12.5%, and the same trend is seen for households, where only 4.2% earn $3,000 or more weekly.
2.7%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.2%
Lower than 87% 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 Yorke Island, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 47%, followed by Under $650 (30%) and $1,500–$2,999 (19%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Yorke 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 Yorke Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322139/yorke-island/topic/income