$600 ▲ +29.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $465
- 2016: $509
- 2021: $600
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Kuranda · Suburb / Locality
Income in Kuranda
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Almost half of all people in Kuranda earn under $650 a week, reflecting a community where incomes are generally quite low. The typical weekly household income is $1,284, which is well below both the Queensland and national figures.
$1,284
▲ +30.9%
- $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 Kuranda — lower than 69% of areas.
| Kuranda | $1,284 |
|---|---|
| 4881, QLD | $1,352 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Weekly pay is much lower here than in most other areas. The typical person earns $600, while families usually bring in $1,617 a week, both of which are well below the state and national averages.
$1,284 ▲ +30.9%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $981
- 2016: $1,076
- 2021: $1,284
Median total household income per week.
$1,617 ▲ +41.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,140
- 2016: $1,264
- 2021: $1,617
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common in Kuranda, with only 13% of households making $3,000 or more each week. This is well below the Queensland figure of 20.2% and the Australian average of 22.6%.
7.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
13.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Kuranda splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (34%) and $1,500–$2,999 (29%), with Under $650 at 23%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Kuranda, Under $650 is the majority at 53%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.
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 Kuranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31589/kuranda/topic/income