$473 ▲ +29.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $364
- 2016: $373
- 2021: $473
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Karara · Suburb / Locality
Income in Karara
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A weekly household income gap of nearly $800 compared to the national figure marks Karara as an area of significant financial disadvantage. Most residents earn far less than the typical Australian, with very few people reaching high income brackets.
$949
▲ +31.1%
- $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 Karara — lower than 89% of areas.
| Karara | $949 |
|---|---|
| 4352, QLD | $2,001 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical person in Karara earns just $473 a week, which is among the lowest levels recorded. This is far below the Queensland figure of $787 and the Australian average of $805.
$949 ▲ +31.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $724
- 2016: $885
- 2021: $949
Median total household income per week.
$1,312 ▲ +54.4%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $850
- 2016: $919
- 2021: $1,312
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Only 9.1% of households earn $3,000 or more per week, which is far below the 22.6% seen across Australia. This low proportion of high earners is reflected in the fact that no one in the area earns $3,000 or more personally per week.
5.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Karara splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (38%) and Under $650 (33%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 20%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Karara, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 28%.
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 Karara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31487/karara/topic/income