$640 ▲ +16.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $548
- 2016: $647
- 2021: $640
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Karumba · Suburb / Locality
Income in Karumba
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
A typical weekly household income of just $974 marks Karumba as an area where residents earn far less than most of the country. This gap is seen across the board, with family and personal incomes all sitting well below state and national figures.
$974
▲ +8.8%
- $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 Karumba — lower than 88% of areas.
| Karumba | $974 |
|---|---|
| 4891, QLD | $974 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,449 a week, which is well below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Personal incomes are also lower than most areas, with the typical person in Karumba earning $640 weekly.
$974 ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $895
- 2016: $1,125
- 2021: $974
Median total household income per week.
$1,449 ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,325
- 2016: $1,458
- 2021: $1,449
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few households earn $3,000 or more a week, at just 4.2%, which is far below the 22.6% national figure. This is reflected in the personal income spread, where 43.2% of people earn under $650 a week.
6.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Karumba splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 27%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Karumba, Under $650 is the majority at 50%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Karumba
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Karumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31492/karumba/topic/income