Redbank Plains · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Income in Redbank Plains

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

More than a third of households in Redbank Plains earn between $1,500 and $2,999 a week. This is an area where typical incomes are lower than most other places, though earnings have risen steadily over the last decade.

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📍 Redbank Plains, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Redbank Plains sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,516 ▲ +21.7%
  • $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 Redbank Plains — lower than 64% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Redbank Plains$1,516
4301, QLD $1,556
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical family earns $1,624 a week, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of $2,120. Typical household and personal incomes are also lower than most areas, though personal income is about the same as the state and national figures.

$747 ▲ +21.9%

Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $613
  • 2016: $648
  • 2021: $747

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

$1,516 ▲ +21.7%

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $1,246
  • 2016: $1,365
  • 2021: $1,516

Median total household income per week.

$1,624 ▲ +25.0%

Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: $1,299
  • 2016: $1,393
  • 2021: $1,624

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here; only 10.4% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is far below the national figure of 22.6%. Similarly, the 3.5% of people earning over $2,000 a week is among the lowest levels seen across similar areas.

Household income distribution

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Redbank Plains splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (39%) and $650–$1,499 (37%), with Under $650 at 12%.

Personal income distribution

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Redbank Plains splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (44%) and $650–$1,499 (44%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 12%.

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 Redbank Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310041302/redbank-plains/topic/income