Income

Household income

About this topic

Household income shows the combined gross income reported for households. Because households are the common economic unit for sharing housing and living costs, this topic is widely used in socio-economic analysis.

This topic helps indicate economic resources, but income is not the same as wealth and can be strongly affected by household composition, retirement, and labour force participation. The dollar ranges are shown for the latest Census year only, so household income quartiles are more suitable for comparisons over time.

Interpretation notes

  • Total household income combines gross weekly income reported for the household and is affected by how many people contribute income.
  • Because it is not adjusted for household size or composition, it should not be treated as a direct measure of living standards.

Key insight

In 2021, $2,000 to $2,499 was the most common household-income band among households in Gordonvale, accounting for 12.4% (294 households). This share was higher than Cairns (R) (11.5%).

Section overview

Weekly household income

Gordonvale - Total households (Enumerated)

This table summarises household income for Gordonvale in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Cairns (R).

Chart view

Weekly household income snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Gordonvale, with comparison markers for Cairns (R).

Gordonvale
Cairns (R)

Negative Nil Income

2021 count

32

% of total

1.4%

1 To 149

2021 count

10

% of total

0.4%

150 To 299

2021 count

27

% of total

1.1%

300 To 399

2021 count

41

% of total

1.7%

400 To 499

2021 count

116

% of total

4.9%

500 To 649

2021 count

90

% of total

3.8%

650 To 799

2021 count

147

% of total

6.2%

800 To 999

2021 count

147

% of total

6.2%

1000 To 1249

2021 count

190

% of total

8.0%

1250 To 1499

2021 count

188

% of total

7.9%

1500 To 1749

2021 count

147

% of total

6.2%

1750 To 1999

2021 count

138

% of total

5.8%

2000 To 2499

2021 count

294

% of total

12.4%

2500 To 2999

2021 count

183

% of total

7.7%

3000 To 3499

2021 count

173

% of total

7.3%

3500 To 3999

2021 count

77

% of total

3.3%

4000 To 4499

2021 count

50

% of total

2.1%

4500 To 4999

2021 count

40

% of total

1.7%

5000 To 5999

2021 count

32

% of total

1.4%

6000 To 7999

2021 count

23

% of total

1.0%

8000 Or More

2021 count

5

% of total

0.2%

Not stated

2021 count

215

% of total

9.1%

Data table

Household income for Gordonvale. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Cairns (R).

Household income for Gordonvale. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Cairns (R).
Household income for Gordonvale. Weekly household income. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Cairns (R).
Category2021 count2021 %Cairns (R) %
Negative Nil Income321.4%1.6%
1 To 149100.4%0.6%
150 To 299271.1%1.3%
300 To 399411.7%2.3%
400 To 4991164.9%5.1%
500 To 649903.8%4.6%
650 To 7991476.2%5.9%
800 To 9991476.2%6.8%
1000 To 12491908.0%7.8%
1250 To 14991887.9%7.9%
1500 To 17491476.2%6.2%
1750 To 19991385.8%5.9%
2000 To 249929412.4%11.5%
2500 To 29991837.7%7.0%
3000 To 34991737.3%5.7%
3500 To 3999773.3%3.4%
4000 To 4499502.1%1.8%
4500 To 4999401.7%2.7%
5000 To 5999321.4%1.6%
6000 To 7999231.0%1.2%
8000 Or More50.2%0.4%
Not stated2159.1%8.7%
Total2,365100.0%100.0%