$878 ▲ +108.1%
Higher than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $422
- 2016: $492
- 2021: $878
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Burdekin · State Electorate
Income in Burdekin
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Burdekin have jumped by $1,202 since 2011 to reach a typical $2,175. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia. The area has seen a significant shift toward higher earnings over the last decade.
$1,768
▲ +124.1%
- $1,000–$1,071: 6 areas
- $1,071–$1,143: 9 areas
- $1,143–$1,214: 18 areas
- $1,214–$1,286: 18 areas
- $1,286–$1,357: 23 areas
- $1,357–$1,429: 33 areas
- $1,429–$1,500: 32 areas
- $1,500–$1,571: 24 areas
- $1,571–$1,643: 26 areas
- $1,643–$1,714: 23 areas
- $1,714–$1,786: 33 areas
- $1,786–$1,857: 25 areas
- $1,857–$1,929: 19 areas
- $1,929–$2,000: 17 areas
- $2,000–$2,071: 25 areas
- $2,071–$2,143: 30 areas
- $2,143–$2,214: 12 areas
- $2,214–$2,286: 15 areas
- $2,286–$2,357: 10 areas
- $2,357–$2,429: 14 areas
- $2,429–$2,500: 5 areas
- $2,500–$2,571: 6 areas
- $2,571–$2,643: 2 areas
- $2,643–$2,714: 5 areas
- $2,714–$2,786: 0 areas
- $2,786–$2,857: 0 areas
- $2,857–$2,929: 0 areas
- $2,929–$3,000: 6 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Burdekin — higher than 54% of areas.
| Burdekin | $1,768 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $878, which is a little above the national figure of $805. The typical household earns $1,768 per week, putting the area around the middle for its level across the country.
$1,768 ▲ +124.1%
Higher than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $789
- 2016: $923
- 2021: $1,768
Median total household income per week.
$2,175 ▲ +123.5%
Higher than 60% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $973
- 2016: $1,168
- 2021: $2,175
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are more common here than in most areas, with 13.8% of people earning at least $2,000 a week. This is a sharp increase from 2011, and is a little above the Queensland figure of 11.0%.
13.8%
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
21.7%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Burdekin splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (27%), with Under $650 at 17%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Burdekin, the largest group is Under $650 at 39%, followed by $650–$1,499 (32%) and $1,500–$2,999 (22%).
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 Burdekin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30011/burdekin/topic/income