$588 ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $556
- 2016: $640
- 2021: $588
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Pumicestone · State Electorate
Income in Pumicestone
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over half of the people in Pumicestone earn under $650 a week, making it an area with some of the lowest incomes in the region. Typical weekly earnings for families and households are well below both Queensland and national figures. This financial trend has shifted over the last decade, with typical household and family incomes falling since 2011.
$1,158
▼ -9.5%
- $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 Pumicestone — lower than 96% of areas.
| Pumicestone | $1,158 |
|---|---|
| Greater Brisbane | $1,849 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical household in Pumicestone earns $1,158 a week, which is well below the national figure of $1,746. Typical weekly family income is also among the lowest for similar areas at $1,405, falling by $110 since 2011.
$1,158 ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,280
- 2016: $1,457
- 2021: $1,158
Median total household income per week.
$1,405 ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,515
- 2016: $1,754
- 2021: $1,405
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 10.8% of households making $3,000 or more a week. This is far below the Australian figure of 22.6%, though it has risen slightly by 1.0 percentage points since 2011.
5.9%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
10.8%
Lower than 91% 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 Pumicestone, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 39%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (26%) and Under $650 (23%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Pumicestone, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 32%.
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 Pumicestone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30070/pumicestone/topic/income