Babinda · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Income in Babinda

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

Weekly household incomes in Babinda are much lower than in most similar areas. While earnings have climbed since 2011, the typical household still brings in $1,320 per week, which is well below the national figure.

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📍 Babinda, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Babinda sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,320 ▲ +42.5%
  • $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 Babinda — lower than 77% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Babinda$1,320
4860, QLD $1,175
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical family earns $1,668 a week, a little below the Queensland figure. Individual earnings are also low, with the typical person in Babinda making $670 weekly, which is much lower than in most other areas.

$670 ▲ +36.5%

Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $491
  • 2016: $598
  • 2021: $670

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

$1,320 ▲ +42.5%

Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $926
  • 2016: $1,141
  • 2021: $1,320

Median total household income per week.

$1,668 ▲ +39.9%

Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $1,192
  • 2016: $1,396
  • 2021: $1,668

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here; only 12.1% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the Australian average. This gap is seen in personal income too, where 42.5% of people earn under $650 weekly.

Household income distribution

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Babinda splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (31%), with Under $650 at 21%.

Personal income distribution

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In Babinda, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).

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 Babinda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306031158/babinda/topic/income