$689 ▲ +44.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $476
- 2016: $555
- 2021: $689
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mareeba · Suburb / Locality
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Lower typical incomes than most similar areas define the financial landscape of Mareeba. Weekly family earnings are well below the national figure by $513, highlighting a community where most residents earn significantly less than the Australian average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mareeba — lower than 69% of areas.
| Mareeba | $1,282 |
|---|---|
| 4880, QLD | $1,304 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Mareeba earns $1,607 a week, which is well below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Personal weekly incomes are also lower than most areas, with a typical resident earning $689.
$689 ▲ +44.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,282 ▲ +42.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,607 ▲ +44.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Median total family income per week.
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are less common here, with only 5.6% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the 12.5% national figure. This is reflected in the household spread, where just 12.3% earn $3,000 or more weekly.
5.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
12.3%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
In Mareeba, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 34%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (29%) and Under $650 (23%).
In Mareeba, the largest group is Under $650 at 48%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (13%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Mareeba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31763/mareeba/topic/income