$529 ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $501
- 2016: $529
- 2021: $529
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Paroo · Council (LGA)
Income in Paroo
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over half of all people in Paroo earn less than $650 a week, making it an area where incomes are very low. This reflects a wider trend of household and family earnings sitting far below the figures for Queensland and the rest of Australia.
$920
▲ +5.1%
- $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 Paroo — lower than 96% of areas.
| Paroo | $920 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Paroo earns $1,268 a week, which is well below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Typical household and personal incomes are also among the lowest at this level, though all three measures rose slightly since 2011.
$920 ▲ +5.1%
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $875
- 2016: $874
- 2021: $920
Median total household income per week.
$1,268 ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,165
- 2016: $1,235
- 2021: $1,268
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 6.8% of households earn $3,000 or more per week, far below the national figure of 22.6%. Similarly, the proportion of people earning $2,000 or more is much lower than most areas at just 5.8%.
5.8%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
6.8%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Paroo splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (35%) and $650–$1,499 (34%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Paroo, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Paroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35800/paroo/topic/income