$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+.
Aratula · Urban Centre
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.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Aratula — higher than 58% of areas.
| Aratula | $1,357 |
|---|---|
| 4309, QLD | $1,368 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
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.
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
$1,357 ▲ +98.7%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
Median total household income per week.
$1,638 ▲ +106.0%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
Median total family income per week.
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.
5.4%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
11.7%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Aratula splits fairly evenly between $1,500–$2,999 (32%) and $650–$1,499 (30%), with Under $650 at 26%.
In Aratula, Under $650 is the majority at 54%; $650–$1,499 is next at 29%.
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