$1,204 ▲ +31.2%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $918
- 2016: $1,000
- 2021: $1,204
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part) · Urban Centre
Income in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part)
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Higher than typical weekly pay shapes daily life in Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part), where a typical family earns $2,871. This is well above the national figure and reflects a local economy where a large proportion of the population earns a high income.
$2,372
▲ +23.5%
- $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 Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part) — higher than 93% of areas.
| Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part) | $2,372 |
|---|---|
| 2606, ACT | $2,156 |
| Australian Capital Territory | $2,373 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family income of $2,871 is among the highest for this type of area and rose by $593 since 2011. Typical household and personal weekly incomes are also well above national figures, though they are about the same as the ACT average.
$2,372 ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,920
- 2016: $2,070
- 2021: $2,372
Median total household income per week.
$2,871 ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $2,278
- 2016: $2,444
- 2021: $2,871
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are common here, with 36.4% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, which is far above the national figure of 22.6%. This share rose by 15 points since 2011, while the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more weekly grew by 11 points to reach 22.1%.
22.1%
Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
36.4%
Higher than 96% 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 Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part), the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 34%, followed by $4,000 or more (23%) and $650–$1,499 (18%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part) splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (31%), with Under $650 at 29%.
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 Canberra - Queanbeyan (Canberra Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL802001/canberra-queanbeyan/topic/income