$991 ▲ +52.7%
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $649
- 2016: $774
- 2021: $991
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Barcoo · Council (LGA)
Income in Barcoo
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
About 33.8% of people in Barcoo earn between $650 and $1,499 a week, making this the most common personal income bracket. The area generally sees higher typical incomes than most similar places, with weekly family earnings rising by $1,011 since 2011.
$1,875
▲ +84.0%
- $500–$589: 0 areas
- $589–$679: 0 areas
- $679–$768: 6 areas
- $768–$857: 8 areas
- $857–$946: 10 areas
- $946–$1,036: 23 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 40 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 59 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 62 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 65 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 47 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 31 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 31 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 27 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 22 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 25 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 18 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 20 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 9 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 9 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 11 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 3 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 5 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 2 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 0 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 1 area
- $2,821–$2,911: 4 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 12 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Barcoo — higher than 80% of areas.
| Barcoo | $1,875 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly incomes are much higher here than in most similar areas. The usual family earns $2,374, which is a little above the Queensland figure of $2,024, while the typical person earns $991 a week, well above the state's $787.
$1,875 ▲ +84.0%
Higher than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,019
- 2016: $1,187
- 2021: $1,875
Median total household income per week.
$2,374 ▲ +74.2%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,363
- 2016: $1,687
- 2021: $2,374
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High-earning households are common, with 22.6% earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure that rose 18 percentage points since 2011. However, people earning $2,000 or more a week make up 9.4% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%.
9.4%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
22.6%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Barcoo splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (28%) and $1,500–$2,999 (28%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Barcoo splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (40%) and Under $650 (36%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 18%.
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 Barcoo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA30450/barcoo/topic/income