$700 ▲ +17.3%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $597
- 2016: $628
- 2021: $700
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Browns Plains · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Browns Plains
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Browns Plains are well below the state and national figures, with a typical family earning $1,595. This reflects a broader trend where most residents earn less than the typical person or household across Queensland and Australia.
$1,460
▲ +19.8%
- $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 Browns Plains — lower than 68% of areas.
| Browns Plains | $1,460 |
|---|---|
| 4118, QLD | $1,744 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $700, which is a little below the national figure of $805. While these amounts have risen since 2011, typical family and household incomes remain much lower than in most other areas.
$1,460 ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,219
- 2016: $1,360
- 2021: $1,460
Median total household income per week.
$1,595 ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,280
- 2016: $1,431
- 2021: $1,595
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 9.6% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% national figure. Similarly, the number of people earning over $2,000 weekly is among the lowest in the country at just 3.4%.
3.4%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.6%
Lower than 89% 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 →Browns Plains splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (38%) and $650–$1,499 (37%), with Under $650 at 15%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Browns Plains, the largest group is Under $650 at 47%, followed by $650–$1,499 (41%) and $1,500–$2,999 (11%).
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 Browns Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311031312/browns-plains/topic/income