$745 ▲ +51.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $491
- 2016: $646
- 2021: $745
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Taroom · Suburb / Locality
Income in Taroom
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly pay has remained relatively steady in Taroom, where typical household incomes are now well below national levels. The community sees a modest typical family income of $1,851 per week, though the local economy struggles to produce high-earners.
$1,323
▲ +45.5%
- $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 Taroom — lower than 66% of areas.
| Taroom | $1,323 |
|---|---|
| 4420, QLD | $1,529 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,323 a week, which is well below the Queensland figure of $1,675 and the Australian figure of $1,746. This is lower than most areas, although the typical personal weekly income of $745 is about the same as the state and national averages.
$1,323 ▲ +45.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $909
- 2016: $1,180
- 2021: $1,323
Median total household income per week.
$1,851 ▲ +75.8%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,053
- 2016: $1,476
- 2021: $1,851
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 8.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the national 22.6%. This is reflected in the personal income spread, where 40.6% of people earn under $650 a week.
8.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
8.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Taroom splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 27%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Taroom, the largest group is Under $650 at 44%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (15%).
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 Taroom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32755/taroom/topic/income