Buaraba · Suburb / Locality

Income in Buaraba

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

Weekly personal incomes as low as $562 mark Buaraba as an area where typical earnings are much lower than most other places. Most residents earn well below the state and national figures across family, household, and individual income levels.

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📍 Buaraba, Suburb / Locality

Where Buaraba sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,218
  • $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 Buaraba — lower than 74% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Buaraba$1,218
4311, QLD $1,334
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

The typical family earns $1,625 a week, which is a little below the Queensland figure. Household and personal incomes are also well below the national averages, with the usual person earning $562 weekly.

$562

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $489
  • 2021: $562

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

$1,218

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,187
  • 2021: $1,218

Median total household income per week.

$1,625

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,343
  • 2021: $1,625

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are uncommon here, with only 5.4% of people making $2,000 or more a week, far below the national figure of 12.5%. Similarly, just 10.5% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is well below the state average.

Household income distribution

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Buaraba splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (29%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 27%.

Personal income distribution

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In Buaraba, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.

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 Buaraba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30400/buaraba/topic/income