$835 ▲ +111.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $395
- 2016: $563
- 2021: $835
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Basalt · Suburb / Locality
Income in Basalt
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical household incomes in Basalt are lower than most similar areas. While personal earnings are about the same as the national figure, few households earn high weekly amounts. This creates a community where most people live on modest incomes.
$1,375
▲ +27.0%
- $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 Basalt — lower than 62% of areas.
| Basalt | $1,375 |
|---|---|
| 4820, QLD | $1,341 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,375 a week, which is well below the Australian figure of $1,746. However, personal income is higher than in most similar areas, with the typical person earning $835 weekly.
$1,375 ▲ +27.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,083
- 2016: $928
- 2021: $1,375
Median total household income per week.
$1,843 ▲ +80.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,024
- 2016: $1,343
- 2021: $1,843
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here; only 1.5% of people earn $2,000 or more a week, which is far below the national figure of 12.5%. Similarly, the 9.5% of households earning over $3,000 weekly is far below the 22.6% seen across Australia.
1.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Basalt splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Basalt, $650–$1,499 is the majority at 50%; Under $650 is next at 36%.
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 Basalt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30180/basalt/topic/income