$660 ▼ -47.4%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,254
- 2016: $520
- 2021: $660
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Mareeba · Urban Centre
Income in Mareeba
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Weekly household incomes in Mareeba are well below those of Queensland and the rest of Australia. The typical household earns $1,150 a week, which is $596 less than the national figure. This represents a significant drop from 2011, as typical earnings have fallen across the board for families and individuals.
$1,150
▼ -58.6%
- $500–$589: 3 areas
- $589–$679: 7 areas
- $679–$768: 58 areas
- $768–$857: 106 areas
- $857–$946: 148 areas
- $946–$1,036: 173 areas
- $1,036–$1,125: 163 areas
- $1,125–$1,214: 164 areas
- $1,214–$1,304: 147 areas
- $1,304–$1,393: 135 areas
- $1,393–$1,482: 109 areas
- $1,482–$1,571: 68 areas
- $1,571–$1,661: 83 areas
- $1,661–$1,750: 74 areas
- $1,750–$1,839: 60 areas
- $1,839–$1,929: 46 areas
- $1,929–$2,018: 51 areas
- $2,018–$2,107: 46 areas
- $2,107–$2,196: 40 areas
- $2,196–$2,286: 30 areas
- $2,286–$2,375: 26 areas
- $2,375–$2,464: 21 areas
- $2,464–$2,554: 6 areas
- $2,554–$2,643: 11 areas
- $2,643–$2,732: 4 areas
- $2,732–$2,821: 6 areas
- $2,821–$2,911: 6 areas
- $2,911–$3,000: 29 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Mareeba — lower than 61% of areas.
| Mareeba | $1,150 |
|---|---|
| 4880, QLD | $1,304 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family in Mareeba earns $1,470 a week, which is well below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Personal incomes follow a similar pattern, with the typical person earning $660 weekly, a little below the national figure of $805.
$1,150 ▼ -58.6%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $2,780
- 2016: $942
- 2021: $1,150
Median total household income per week.
$1,470 ▼ -48.1%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $2,835
- 2016: $1,193
- 2021: $1,470
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 4.7% of people earning $2,000 or more a week, which is well below the national figure of 12.5%. This gap is also clear for households, where the share earning $3,000 or more a week has fallen 22 points since 2011 to just 9.6%.
4.7%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
9.6%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →In Mareeba, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 37%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (28%) and Under $650 (25%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Mareeba, the largest group is Under $650 at 49%, followed by $650–$1,499 (38%) and $1,500–$2,999 (11%).
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 Mareeba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314016/mareeba/topic/income