$331 ▲ +27.8%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $259
- 2016: $260
- 2021: $331
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Aurukun · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Income in Aurukun
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly incomes in Aurukun are among the lowest for similar areas across the country. The typical family earns just $785 a week, which is far below the national figure of $2,120. This highlight the significant gap in earnings compared to the rest of Australia.
$1,069
▼ -7.3%
- $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 Aurukun — lower than 93% of areas.
| Aurukun | $1,069 |
|---|---|
| 4892, QLD | $1,080 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The usual weekly household income is $1,069, which is well below the Queensland figure of $1,675 and has fallen by $84 since 2011. Personal incomes are also far below the national average, though the typical weekly person's pay rose $72 since 2011 to reach $331.
$1,069 ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $1,153
- 2016: $992
- 2021: $1,069
Median total household income per week.
$785 ▲ +24.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $633
- 2016: $678
- 2021: $785
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 4.2% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% national figure. Most of the population earns very little, with 78% of people bringing in under $650 a week.
2.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.2%
Lower than 99% 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 Aurukun, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 53%; Under $650 is next at 24%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Aurukun, Under $650 is the majority at 86%; $650–$1,499 is next at 9%.
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 Aurukun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011395/aurukun/topic/income