Bamboo · Suburb / Locality

Income in Bamboo

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Higher incomes than most similar areas define Bamboo, where a typical household earns $1,833 a week. This is a wealthy pocket of the region, with over a third of households bringing in $3,000 or more weekly.

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📍 Bamboo, Suburb / Locality

Where Bamboo sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,833
  • $500–$607: 251 areas
  • $607–$714: 144 areas
  • $714–$821: 425 areas
  • $821–$929: 720 areas
  • $929–$1,036: 656 areas
  • $1,036–$1,143: 1059 areas
  • $1,143–$1,250: 924 areas
  • $1,250–$1,357: 1035 areas
  • $1,357–$1,464: 1449 areas
  • $1,464–$1,571: 885 areas
  • $1,571–$1,679: 1023 areas
  • $1,679–$1,786: 697 areas
  • $1,786–$1,893: 1085 areas
  • $1,893–$2,000: 633 areas
  • $2,000–$2,107: 664 areas
  • $2,107–$2,214: 622 areas
  • $2,214–$2,321: 678 areas
  • $2,321–$2,429: 379 areas
  • $2,429–$2,536: 214 areas
  • $2,536–$2,643: 221 areas
  • $2,643–$2,750: 148 areas
  • $2,750–$2,857: 192 areas
  • $2,857–$2,964: 80 areas
  • $2,964–$3,071: 82 areas
  • $3,071–$3,179: 72 areas
  • $3,179–$3,286: 96 areas
  • $3,286–$3,393: 32 areas
  • $3,393–$3,500: 211 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bamboo — higher than 67% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Bamboo$1,833
4873, QLD $1,218
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Personal weekly earnings are much higher than most areas at $954, which is a little above the national figure of $805. Typical family incomes sit at $2,100, about the same as the Australian average.

$954

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $712
  • 2021: $954

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,833

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,583
  • 2021: $1,833

Median total household income per week.

$2,100

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,833
  • 2021: $2,100

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are common here, with 36.7% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure far above the 20.2% seen across Queensland. However, only 8.2% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the national level.

Household income distribution

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Bamboo splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and $3,000–$3,999 (29%), with $650–$1,499 at 25%.

Personal income distribution

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In Bamboo, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 47%, followed by Under $650 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (24%).

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 Bamboo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30137/bamboo/topic/income