$525 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $467
- 2021: $525
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Waterloo · Suburb / Locality
Income in Waterloo
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Much lower incomes than most similar areas define Waterloo, where the typical household earns $1,125 a week. This is well below the Queensland figure of $1,675 and the national figure of $1,746. The area struggles with low pay across the board, from personal to family earnings.
$1,125
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- $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 Waterloo — lower than 79% of areas.
| Waterloo | $1,125 |
|---|---|
| 4673, QLD | $1,138 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical family weekly income is $1,375, which is well below the national figure of $2,120. Personal weekly earnings are also much lower than most areas at $525, falling well below the Australian typical income of $805.
$1,125 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $900
- 2021: $1,125
Median total household income per week.
$1,375 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,041
- 2021: $1,375
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 5.4% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%. This is consistent with the personal income spread, where 53% of residents earn under $650 a week.
5.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
18.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Waterloo splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (30%) and $650–$1,499 (27%), with Under $650 at 25%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Waterloo, Under $650 is the majority at 56%; $650–$1,499 is next at 36%.
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 Waterloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33006/waterloo/topic/income