$1,416 —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $762
- 2021: $1,416
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Gunpowder · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Very low typical family earnings shape daily life in Gunpowder, where the usual weekly household income is just $417. This is far below the national figure and reflects an area with some of the lowest household incomes in the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Gunpowder — lower than 99% of areas.
| Gunpowder | $417 |
|---|---|
| 4825 crosses QLD/NT | $2,212 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Personal income is surprisingly high, with the typical person earning $1,416 a week, which is far above the Queensland figure. However, typical family weekly income is far below the national average at only $450.
$1,416 —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$417 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$450 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Few people earn the highest brackets, with only 8.3% making $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the Australian average. Most residents earn between $1,500 and $2,999, while no one earns $3,000 or more per week.
8.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
In Gunpowder, Under $650 is the majority at 100%.
In Gunpowder, $1,500–$2,999 is the majority at 59%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Gunpowder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31274/gunpowder/topic/income