$689 ▲ +44.7%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $476
- 2016: $555
- 2021: $689
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mareeba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Mareeba
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly earnings in Mareeba are well below the state and national figures. The typical family earns $1,607 a week, which is $417 less than the Queensland average. While incomes have climbed since 2011, the area continues to lag significantly behind most other parts of the country.
$1,282
▲ +42.4%
- $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 Mareeba — lower than 80% of areas.
| Mareeba | $1,282 |
|---|---|
| 4880, QLD | $1,304 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,282, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of $1,746. Personal incomes are also a little below the state and national averages, though they have risen by $213 since 2011.
$1,282 ▲ +42.4%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $900
- 2016: $1,041
- 2021: $1,282
Median total household income per week.
$1,607 ▲ +44.0%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,116
- 2016: $1,298
- 2021: $1,607
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 5.6% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%. Similarly, the share of households earning $3,000 or more weekly is far below the Australian average, despite rising 8.8 percentage points since 2011.
5.6%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.3%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Mareeba, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 34%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Mareeba, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
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 Mareeba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306051170/mareeba/topic/income