$603 ▲ +40.2%
Lower than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $430
- 2016: $495
- 2021: $603
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Bundaberg · Sub-region (SA3)
Income in Bundaberg
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Some of the lowest incomes in the region are found in Bundaberg, where a typical family now earns $1,441 a week. While weekly pay has risen across the board since 2011, the area remains well below state and national figures.
$1,170
▲ +38.6%
- $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 Bundaberg — lower than 91% of areas.
| Bundaberg | $1,170 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,170, which is well below the Queensland figure of $1,675. Personal incomes are also among the lowest at this level, with the usual person earning $603 a week.
$1,170 ▲ +38.6%
Lower than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $844
- 2016: $987
- 2021: $1,170
Median total household income per week.
$1,441 ▲ +45.4%
Lower than 93% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $991
- 2016: $1,201
- 2021: $1,441
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 10.6% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. Nearly half of all residents earn under $650 weekly, though the share of top earners has risen since 2011.
5.7%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.6%
Lower than 90% 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 →In Bundaberg, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and Under $650 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Bundaberg, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 Bundaberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31901/bundaberg/topic/income