$916 —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $715
- 2021: $916
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Barkly · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical weekly family incomes of $5,499 make Barkly one of the highest-earning areas of its kind. While individual pay is generally strong, the wealth is spread evenly rather than being concentrated at the very top. Most residents earn a comfortable middle-range income compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Barkly — higher than 93% of areas.
| Barkly | $2,750 |
|---|---|
| 4825 crosses QLD/NT | $2,212 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $2,750, which is well above the national figure of $1,746. Personal weekly incomes are also higher than most areas, sitting at $916.
$916 —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$2,750 —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$5,499 —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
There is a notable lack of very high earners, with 0.0% of people making $2,000 or more a week, far below the Queensland figure of 11.0%. Instead, 60.0% of the population earns between $650 and $1,499 weekly.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
In Barkly, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 68%; $1,500–$2,999 is next at 32%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Barkly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30161/barkly/topic/income