$559 ▲ +41.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $396
- 2016: $489
- 2021: $559
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Poruma Island · Suburb / Locality
Income in Poruma Island
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over half of all residents on Poruma Island earn less than $650 a week. This creates a low-income profile for the area, with typical family and personal earnings falling far below both state and national figures.
$1,399
▲ +80.1%
- $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 Poruma Island — lower than 60% of areas.
| Poruma Island | $1,399 |
|---|---|
| 4875, QLD | $1,362 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly family income is $1,292, which is well below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Personal incomes are also much lower than most areas, with the usual person earning $559 a week.
$1,399 ▲ +80.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $777
- 2016: $1,071
- 2021: $1,399
Median total household income per week.
$1,292 ▲ +63.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $790
- 2016: $1,069
- 2021: $1,292
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
No households here earn $3,000 or more per week, a result far below the national figure of 22.6%. Only 4.8% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the Australian average.
4.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
0.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Poruma Island, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 48%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (31%) and Under $650 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Poruma Island, Under $650 is the majority at 58%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 Poruma Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32355/poruma-island/topic/income