$536 ▲ +7.2%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $500
- 2016: $522
- 2021: $536
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
4490, QLD · Postcode
Income in 4490, QLD
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay is far lower than the national figure for many in postcode 4490, where the typical household earns just $920. This makes it one of the lowest-income areas in the region. While earnings have risen slightly since 2011, a large gap remains between local incomes and those seen across Queensland.
$920
▲ +5.3%
- $500–$589: 4 areas
- $589–$679: 2 areas
- $679–$768: 21 areas
- $768–$857: 56 areas
- $857–$946: 87 areas
- $946–$1,036: 120 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 145 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 213 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 216 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 232 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 194 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 148 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 120 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 124 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 134 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 128 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 115 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 110 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 115 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 71 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 62 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 50 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 37 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 23 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 18 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 18 areas
- $2,821–$2,911: 17 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 56 areas
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4490, QLD — lower than 95% of areas.
| 4490, QLD | $920 |
|---|---|
| Paroo | $920 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,267, which is well below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Personal incomes are also much lower than most areas, with the typical person earning $536 a week.
$920 ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $874
- 2016: $849
- 2021: $920
Median total household income per week.
$1,267 ▲ +7.4%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $1,180
- 2016: $1,227
- 2021: $1,267
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 7% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.6% national average. Nearly half of all individuals earn under $650 weekly, although the share of people earning over $2,000 a week has risen to 6.2% since 2011.
6.2%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
7.0%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →4490, QLD 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 4490, QLD, Under $650 is the majority at 55%; $650–$1,499 is next at 30%.
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 4490, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4490/4490-qld/topic/income