$619 ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $739
- 2016: $855
- 2021: $619
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Southern Downs · State Electorate
Income in Southern Downs
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly family incomes in Southern Downs have fallen by $448 since 2011, leaving the area with some of the lowest earnings in the region. The typical family now earns $1,450 a week, which is well below both the Queensland and national figures.
$1,163
▼ -20.6%
- $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 Southern Downs — lower than 96% of areas.
| Southern Downs | $1,163 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $1,507 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $1,163, which is well below the $1,675 seen in Queensland. Personal incomes have also dropped, with the typical person now earning $619 a week, a figure much lower than most other areas.
$1,163 ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 96% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,464
- 2016: $1,703
- 2021: $1,163
Median total household income per week.
$1,450 ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 94% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,898
- 2016: $2,174
- 2021: $1,450
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, as only 9.4% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, which is far below the national figure of 22.6%. This gap is reflected in personal earnings, where only 5.3% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly.
5.3%
Lower than 90% of state electorate areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.4%
Lower than 96% 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 Southern Downs, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 38%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (24%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Southern Downs, Under $650 is the majority at 52%; $650–$1,499 is next at 35%.
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 Southern Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30077/southern-downs/topic/income