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Livingstone ShireCommunity profile

Cooee Bay & Taranganba

Individual income quartiles

In Cooee Bay & Taranganba, the 'medium lowest' income quartile was the largest group in 2021, comprising 27% of people aged 15 and over.

Cooee Bay & Taranganba's income statistics are an indicator of socio-economic status. With other data sources, such as Household Income, Qualifications and Occupation, they help tell the story of the area's economic opportunities and socio-economic status. Individual income levels are not comparable over time because of the influences of economic change such as wage level fluctuations and inflation. The income quartile method is the most objective method of comparing change in the income profile of a community over time.

A detailed explanation of how Individual Income quartiles are calculated and interpreted is available in specific data notes.

Q:

Derived from the Census question:

'What is the total of all wages/salaries, government benefits, pensions, allowances and other income the person usually receives?'

Individual income quartiles
Cooee Bay & Taranganba - Persons aged 15+ (Usual residence)20212016Change
Quartile groupNumber%Livingstone Shire Council area %Number%Livingstone Shire Council area %2016 to 2021
Lowest group58423.826.059825.426.2-14
Medium lowest66727.225.261025.926.2+58
Medium highest57923.522.355123.422.1+27
Highest group62725.526.559825.425.5+29
Total persons aged 15+2,459100.0100.02,359100.0100.0+100
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Individual income - Quartile group dollar ranges
Calculated from income data for Queensland - Total persons aged 15+Weekly income by Census year
Individual quartile ranges20212016201120062001
Lowest group$0 to $388$0 to $333$0 to $281$0 to $221$0 to $182
Medium lowest$389 to $787$334 to $660$282 to $585$222 to $476$183 to $361
Medium highest$788 to $1,424$661 to $1,195$586 to $1,077$477 to $853$362 to $641
Highest group$1,425 and over$1,196 and over$1,078 and over$854 and over$642 and over

Dominant groups

Income quartiles allow us to compare relative income-earning capabilities across time. Analysis of the distribution of the population by income quartile in Cooee Bay & Taranganba compared to Livingstone Shire Council area shows that there was lesser proportion of persons in the highest income quartile as well as a lesser proportion in the lowest income quartile.

Emerging groups

The most significant change in Cooee Bay & Taranganba in persons between 2016 and 2021 was in the medium lowest quartile which showed an increase of 58 persons.

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