$789 ▲ +34.2%
Higher than 52% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $588
- 2016: $648
- 2021: $789
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Queensland - Outback · Region (SA4)
Income in Queensland - Outback
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly family income of $1,868 shapes daily life in the Queensland - Outback, which is lower than most other areas. While earnings have risen since 2011, they generally remain a little below the national figure. The region shows a mix of modest incomes and a growing group of high earners.
$1,576
▲ +29.7%
- $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 Queensland - Outback — lower than 57% of areas.
| Queensland - Outback | $1,576 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,576, which is around the middle for its level and about the same as the Queensland figure. Individual earnings are also similar to the state and national averages, with the typical person earning $789 a week.
$1,576 ▲ +29.7%
Lower than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,215
- 2016: $1,361
- 2021: $1,576
Median total household income per week.
$1,868 ▲ +37.7%
Lower than 63% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,357
- 2016: $1,540
- 2021: $1,868
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most areas, with 11.4% of people earning $2,000 or more weekly. This has risen since 2011, though the share of households earning $3,000 or more a week (18.0%) remains well below the Australian figure.
11.4%
Higher than 61% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.0%
Lower than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Queensland - Outback splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and $650–$1,499 (28%), with Under $650 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Queensland - Outback, the largest group is Under $650 at 43%, followed by $650–$1,499 (31%) and $1,500–$2,999 (21%).
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 Queensland - Outback [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/315/queensland-outback/topic/income