$759 ▲ +34.8%
Lower than 62% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $563
- 2016: $657
- 2021: $759
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Groom · Federal Electorate
Income in Groom
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
About 41% of people in Groom earn under $650 a week, making it an area where many residents have lower incomes. While typical earnings have risen since 2011, the area remains lower than most other parts of the country.
$1,491
▲ +36.7%
- $1,000–$1,071: 0 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 1 area
- $1,143–$1,214: 4 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 9 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 5 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 7 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 13 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 11 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 12 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 11 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 9 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 10 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 18 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 8 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 1 area
- $2,071–$2,143: 8 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 6 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 3 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 6 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 5 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 0 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 1 area
- $2,643–$2,714: 2 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 1 area
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 2 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 1 area
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Groom — lower than 75% of areas.
| Groom | $1,491 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Groom earns $1,887 a week, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. Typical household income is $1,491, a little below the national figure, and typical personal weekly income is $759.
$1,491 ▲ +36.7%
Lower than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,091
- 2016: $1,298
- 2021: $1,491
Median total household income per week.
$1,887 ▲ +40.7%
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,341
- 2016: $1,585
- 2021: $1,887
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here than in most areas, with only 15.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 22.6%. Only 8.7% of individuals earn $2,000 or more weekly.
8.7%
Lower than 65% of federal electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
15.6%
Lower than 79% of federal electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Groom splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with Under $650 at 18%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Groom, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (36%) and $1,500–$2,999 (17%).
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 Groom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED314/groom/topic/income