$830 ▲ +42.4%
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $583
- 2016: $670
- 2021: $830
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Outback - South · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Outback - South
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has risen across the board in Outback - South since 2011, with typical family incomes climbing by $580. While personal earnings are now similar to the national figure, typical household incomes remain well below those across Australia.
$1,344
▲ +36.3%
- $1,000–$1,071: 11 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 16 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 20 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 20 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 18 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 27 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 21 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 18 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 18 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 22 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 15 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 17 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 18 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 18 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 14 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 7 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 9 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 9 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 9 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 5 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 4 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 1 area
- $2,643–$2,714: 2 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 4 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 2 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 1 area
- $2,929–$3,000: 8 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Outback - South — lower than 79% of areas.
| Outback - South | $1,344 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,825, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures. Interestingly, the typical personal weekly income of $830 is higher than most similar areas and sits about the same as the national figure.
$1,344 ▲ +36.3%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $986
- 2016: $1,119
- 2021: $1,344
Median total household income per week.
$1,825 ▲ +46.6%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,245
- 2016: $1,454
- 2021: $1,825
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are uncommon here; only 12.5% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the 22.6% national figure. This gap is mirrored in personal earnings, where only 8.4% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
8.4%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.5%
Lower than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Outback - South splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (30%), with Under $650 at 24%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →Outback - South splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (40%) and $650–$1,499 (39%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 18%.
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 Outback - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31503/outback-south/topic/income