$469 ▲ +33.6%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $351
- 2016: $437
- 2021: $469
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Gladstone · Urban Centre
Income in Gladstone
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Gladstone (L) (SA) have climbed by $280 since 2011, but remain very low. The typical family now earns $1,050 a week, which is far below the national figure of $2,120. This makes it an area where typical earnings are much lower than in most other similar places.
$872
▲ +47.3%
- $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 Gladstone — lower than 89% of areas.
| Gladstone | $872 |
|---|---|
| 5473, SA | $935 |
| South Australia | $1,455 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical weekly personal income is $469, which is well below the South Australian figure. Both family and personal incomes have risen since 2011, though they remain far below the national and state averages.
$872 ▲ +47.3%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $592
- 2016: $786
- 2021: $872
Median total household income per week.
$1,050 ▲ +44.2%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $728
- 2016: $944
- 2021: $1,050
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 4.9% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the Australian rate of 22.6%. This gap is reflected in personal earnings, where 58.3% of people earn under $650 a week.
4.8%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.9%
Lower than 84% 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 Gladstone, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 42%, followed by Under $650 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Gladstone, 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 Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL421012/gladstone/topic/income