$553 ▲ +81.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $304
- 2016: $390
- 2021: $553
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Laura · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Typical earnings in Laura have remained steady over recent years, though personal pay remains quite low. Most families earn around $1,874 a week, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Laura — higher than 58% of areas.
| Laura | $1,666 |
|---|---|
| 4892, QLD | $1,080 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,666, which is about the same as the state and national figures. However, the typical personal weekly income of $553 is well below the national figure of $805.
$553 ▲ +81.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,666 ▲ +145.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,874 ▲ +412.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
Higher earners are uncommon here, with only 9.1% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, far below the 22.6% national figure. This gap is mirrored in personal pay, where only 5.7% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, well below the Australian average.
5.7%
Lower than 64% 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.
In Laura, $1,500–$2,999 is the majority at 67%; Under $650 is next at 19%.
In Laura, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 35%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Laura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31642/laura/topic/income