Varsity Lakes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Income in Varsity Lakes

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

$1,941 is the typical weekly family income in Varsity Lakes, a figure that has risen by $641 since 2011. While most individual income measures sit around the state and national middle, the area has fewer high-earners than similar places.

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📍 Varsity Lakes, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Varsity Lakes sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,645 ▲ +44.9%
  • $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 Varsity Lakes — lower than 56% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Varsity Lakes$1,645
4227, QLD $1,791
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly household income is $1,645, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia. Personal weekly income is also around the middle for its level at $788.

$788 ▲ +51.0%

Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $522
  • 2016: $651
  • 2021: $788

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

$1,645 ▲ +44.9%

Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $1,135
  • 2016: $1,363
  • 2021: $1,645

Median total household income per week.

$1,941 ▲ +49.3%

Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $1,300
  • 2016: $1,546
  • 2021: $1,941

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are less common here than in most areas, with only 16.8% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, well below the national figure of 22.6%. Similarly, the 8.7% of people earning over $2,000 weekly is well below the Australian average.

Household income distribution

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In Varsity Lakes, the largest group is $1,500–$2,999 at 36%, followed by $650–$1,499 (30%) and Under $650 (16%).

Personal income distribution

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Varsity Lakes splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (42%) and $650–$1,499 (38%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 17%.

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 Varsity Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309081262/varsity-lakes/topic/income