$674 ▲ +33.7%
Lower than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $504
- 2016: $582
- 2021: $674
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Darling Downs - Maranoa · Region (SA4)
Income in Darling Downs - Maranoa
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Forty-three percent of people in Darling Downs - Maranoa earn less than $650 a week, making it an area where most residents live on a lower income. While earnings have risen since 2011, typical weekly pay for families and households remains well below both Queensland and national figures.
$1,280
▲ +34.0%
- $1,000–$1,063: 0 areas
- $1,063–$1,125: 1 area
- $1,125–$1,188: 4 areas
- $1,188–$1,250: 1 area
- $1,250–$1,313: 7 areas
- $1,313–$1,375: 8 areas
- $1,375–$1,438: 6 areas
- $1,438–$1,500: 4 areas
- $1,500–$1,563: 7 areas
- $1,563–$1,625: 6 areas
- $1,625–$1,688: 4 areas
- $1,688–$1,750: 6 areas
- $1,750–$1,813: 3 areas
- $1,813–$1,875: 6 areas
- $1,875–$1,938: 6 areas
- $1,938–$2,000: 1 area
- $2,000–$2,063: 4 areas
- $2,063–$2,125: 1 area
- $2,125–$2,188: 2 areas
- $2,188–$2,250: 4 areas
- $2,250–$2,313: 3 areas
- $2,313–$2,375: 2 areas
- $2,375–$2,438: 1 area
- $2,438–$2,500: 0 areas
- $2,500–$2,563: 1 area
- $2,563–$2,625: 2 areas
- $2,625–$2,688: 0 areas
- $2,688–$2,750: 2 areas
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Darling Downs - Maranoa — lower than 89% of areas.
| Darling Downs - Maranoa | $1,280 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,582, which is well below the Queensland figure of $2,020 and much lower than most areas. Household and personal incomes follow a similar pattern, both sitting a little below state and national levels despite rising over the last decade.
$1,280 ▲ +34.0%
Lower than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $955
- 2016: $1,129
- 2021: $1,280
Median total household income per week.
$1,582 ▲ +36.9%
Lower than 90% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,156
- 2016: $1,366
- 2021: $1,582
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 11.4% of households bringing in $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the Australian average of 22.6%. Similarly, the 6.7% of people earning over $2,000 weekly is much lower than in most other areas.
6.7%
Lower than 79% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.4%
Lower than 92% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Darling Downs - Maranoa, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 36%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and Under $650 (22%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Darling Downs - Maranoa, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (14%).
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 Darling Downs - Maranoa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/307/darling-downs-maranoa/topic/income