Aratula · Urban Centre

Income in Aratula

What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.

Nearly 45% of people in Aratula (L) earn under $650 a week, making it an area where typical incomes are well below national figures. While weekly household pay has risen significantly since 2011, the community remains considerably lower-earning than the rest of Queensland and Australia.

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📍 Aratula, Urban Centre

Where Aratula sits — Median household income (weekly)

$1,357 ▲ +98.7%
  • $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 Aratula — higher than 58% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Aratula$1,357
4309, QLD $1,368
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly household income is $1,357, which is a little below the Queensland figure and well below the national average. Personal incomes are even lower, with the typical person earning $577 a week, a figure that is well below both state and national levels.

$577 ▲ +41.1%

Lower than 68% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $409
  • 2016: $433
  • 2021: $577

Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.

$1,357 ▲ +98.7%

Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $683
  • 2016: $775
  • 2021: $1,357

Median total household income per week.

$1,638 ▲ +106.0%

Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $795
  • 2016: $885
  • 2021: $1,638

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here, as only 11.7% of households earn $3,000 or more weekly, which is far below the Australian average of 22.6%. However, this has improved since 2011, when no households in the area reached that level.

Household income distribution

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Aratula splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 26%.

Personal income distribution

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In Aratula, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.

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 Aratula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321004/aratula/topic/income