$417 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $656
- 2016: $500
- 2021: $417
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Badu Island · Urban Centre
Income in Badu Island
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Nearly 64% of people on Badu Island earn less than $650 a week. This is a low-income area where typical weekly earnings for households and families have fallen sharply since 2011, leaving most residents far below the national figures.
$885
▼ -44.1%
- $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 Badu Island — lower than 88% of areas.
| Badu Island | $885 |
|---|---|
| 4875, QLD | $1,362 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly household income is $885, which is much lower than most areas and far below the Queensland figure of $1,675. This is a significant drop from 2011, when the typical household earned $1,583.
$885 ▼ -44.1%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,583
- 2016: $832
- 2021: $885
Median total household income per week.
$896 ▼ -44.3%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,609
- 2016: $1,184
- 2021: $896
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare here, with only 3.1% of households making $3,000 or more a week, compared to 20.2% in Queensland. This share of top earners fell 12 points since 2011.
2.4%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
3.1%
Lower than 90% 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 Badu Island, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 42%, followed by Under $650 (35%) and $1,500–$2,999 (20%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Badu Island, Under $650 is the majority at 70%; $650–$1,499 is next at 23%.
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 Badu Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321006/badu-island/topic/income