Brisbane Airport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Income in Brisbane Airport

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Almost 38% of households in Brisbane Airport earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far above the national figure. This is an area of contrasting earnings, where family incomes are very high but the typical household income is among the lowest across the country.

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📍 Brisbane Airport, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Brisbane Airport sits — Median household income (weekly)

$350 ▼ -40.0%
  • $500–$607: 7 areas
  • $607–$714: 1 area
  • $714–$821: 8 areas
  • $821–$929: 26 areas
  • $929–$1,036: 69 areas
  • $1,036–$1,143: 119 areas
  • $1,143–$1,250: 181 areas
  • $1,250–$1,357: 182 areas
  • $1,357–$1,464: 220 areas
  • $1,464–$1,571: 146 areas
  • $1,571–$1,679: 154 areas
  • $1,679–$1,786: 149 areas
  • $1,786–$1,893: 158 areas
  • $1,893–$2,000: 152 areas
  • $2,000–$2,107: 188 areas
  • $2,107–$2,214: 145 areas
  • $2,214–$2,321: 129 areas
  • $2,321–$2,429: 109 areas
  • $2,429–$2,536: 56 areas
  • $2,536–$2,643: 52 areas
  • $2,643–$2,750: 31 areas
  • $2,750–$2,857: 29 areas
  • $2,857–$2,964: 18 areas
  • $2,964–$3,071: 23 areas
  • $3,071–$3,179: 19 areas
  • $3,179–$3,286: 11 areas
  • $3,286–$3,393: 10 areas
  • $3,393–$3,500: 22 areas

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Brisbane Airport — lower than 99% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Brisbane Airport$350
4008, QLD $1,666
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly family income is $2,750, which is well above both the state and national figures. This is a strong contrast to the typical household income, which fell to $350 since 2011 and is now far below the Queensland figure.

$966 ▲ +45.0%

Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $666
  • 2016: $987
  • 2021: $966

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$350 ▼ -40.0%

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $583
  • 2016: $2,250
  • 2021: $350

Median total household income per week.

$2,750 ▲ +166.7%

Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $1,031
  • 2016: $3,083
  • 2021: $2,750

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

While many households earn over $3,000 a week, no one in the area earns $2,000 or more personally. This lack of top-tier individual earners is a drop from 2011, when 8.5% of people reached that level.

Personal income distribution

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In Brisbane Airport, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 42%, followed by Under $650 (33%) and $650–$1,499 (25%).

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 Brisbane Airport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302031036/brisbane-airport/topic/income