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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn South East Queensland, the 'highest' female income quartile was the largest group in 2021, comprising 26% of females aged 15 and over.
South East Queensland'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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East Queensland - Females aged 15+ (Usual residence) | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||
| Quartile group | Number | % | Greater Brisbane % | Number | % | Greater Brisbane % | 2016 to 2021 |
| Lowest group | 365,357 | 24.7 | 24.8 | 319,776 | 24.9 | 25.3 | +45,581 |
| Medium lowest | 357,088 | 24.1 | 23.0 | 307,865 | 23.9 | 22.6 | +49,223 |
| Medium highest | 368,510 | 24.9 | 24.3 | 319,830 | 24.9 | 24.0 | +48,679 |
| Highest group | 388,387 | 26.3 | 27.9 | 338,640 | 26.3 | 28.1 | +49,747 |
| Total persons aged 15+ | 1,479,343 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,286,113 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +193,230 |
| Individual income - Quartile group dollar ranges | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calculated from income data for Queensland - Total persons aged 15+ | Weekly income by Census year | ||||
| Individual quartile ranges | 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | 2006 | 2001 |
| Lowest group | $0 to $359 | $0 to $301 | $0 to $246 | $0 to $191 | $0 to $187 |
| Medium lowest | $360 to $671 | $302 to $545 | $247 to $467 | $192 to $372 | $188 to $315 |
| Medium highest | $672 to $1,200 | $546 to $972 | $468 to $843 | $373 to $663 | $316 to $537 |
| Highest group | $1,201 and over | $973 and over | $844 and over | $664 and over | $538 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 South East Queensland compared to Greater Brisbane shows that there was lesser proportion of persons in the highest income quartile and a similar proportion in the lowest income quartile.
Emerging groups
The most significant change in South East Queensland in females between 2016 and 2021 was in the highest quartile which showed an increase of 49,747 females.
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