Orion · Suburb / Locality

Income in Orion

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Weekly household incomes in Orion are well below the Queensland and national figures. This gap is clear across the board, with the typical family earning $1,583 a week, which is well below the state average of $2,024. It is an area where earnings are generally lower than in most other parts of the country.

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📍 Orion, Suburb / Locality

Where Orion sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,224 —
  • $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 Orion — lower than 73% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Orion$1,224
4722, QLD $1,838
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly incomes are lower than most areas. Residents earn a typical personal income of $619, and typical household earnings are $1,224, both of which are well below figures for Queensland and Australia.

$619 —

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $866
  • 2021: $619

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,224 —

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $2,062
  • 2021: $1,224

Median total household income per week.

$1,583 —

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,687
  • 2021: $1,583

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here, as no households earn $3,000 or more per week, a figure far below the national average. Only 5.1% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the 12.5% seen across Australia.

Household income distribution

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Orion splits fairly evenly between $650–$1,499 (50%) and $1,500–$2,999 (50%).

Personal income distribution

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In Orion, Under $650 is the majority at 60%; $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 Orion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32233/orion/topic/income