$590 ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $593
- 2016: $666
- 2021: $590
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Burnett · State Electorate
Income in Burnett
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Burnett are well below the national figure by $545. This is an area where typical earnings are among the lowest for similar places, with a typical family bringing in $1,432 a week. While some incomes have risen slightly since 2011, the gap between this region and the rest of the state remains large.
$1,201
▲ +2.4%
- $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 Burnett — lower than 94% of areas.
| Burnett | $1,201 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household earns $1,201 a week, which is well below the Queensland figure of $1,675. Similarly, typical personal weekly income is $590, a figure that is well below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.
$1,201 ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,173
- 2016: $1,252
- 2021: $1,201
Median total household income per week.
$1,432 ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,416
- 2016: $1,547
- 2021: $1,432
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are much less common here than in most areas, with only 11.9% of households earning $3,000 or more a week. This is far below the Australian figure of 22.6%, and nearly half of all individuals earn under $650 per week.
6.9%
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.9%
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Burnett, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (27%) and Under $650 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Burnett, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 31%.
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 Burnett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30013/burnett/topic/income