Analysis of household income levels in Cook (S) in 2021 compared to Cairns (R) shows that there was a smaller proportion of high income households (those earning $3,000 per week or more) and a higher proportion of low income households (those earning less than $800 per week).
Overall, 12.8% of the households earned a high income and 26.1% were low income households, compared with 16.7% and 21.4% respectively for Cairns (R).
The major differences between the household incomes of Cook (S) and Cairns (R) were:
- A larger percentage of households who earned Not stated (15.1% compared to 8.7%)
- A smaller percentage of households who earned $2,500 - $2,999 (4.6% compared to 7.0%)
- A smaller percentage of households who earned $2,000 - $2,499 (9.5% compared to 11.5%)
- A smaller percentage of households who earned $3,000 - $3,499 (3.8% compared to 5.7%)