$347 ▼ -29.3%
Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $491
- 2016: $647
- 2021: $347
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Pormpuraaw · Urban Centre
Income in Pormpuraaw
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Over 61% of people in Pormpuraaw earn less than $650 a week, reflecting a community with very low earnings. The typical weekly household income is just $1,071, which is far below the national figure. Most income levels here have fallen since 2011.
$1,071
▼ -3.5%
- $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 Pormpuraaw — lower than 69% of areas.
| Pormpuraaw | $1,071 |
|---|---|
| 4892, QLD | $1,080 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
Typical weekly personal income is $347, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the Queensland figure of $787. Weekly family incomes are also far below the national average, falling by $312 since 2011 to reach $947.
$1,071 ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,110
- 2016: $1,495
- 2021: $1,071
Median total household income per week.
$947 ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,259
- 2016: $1,587
- 2021: $947
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
High earners are rare, with only 4.6% of households earning $3,000 or more a week, a figure far below the 22.6% national average. Just 2.6% of people earn $2,000 or more weekly, which is well below the state and national figures.
2.6%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.6%
Lower than 86% 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 Pormpuraaw, the largest group is $650–$1,499 at 46%, followed by $1,500–$2,999 (26%) and Under $650 (21%).
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Pormpuraaw, Under $650 is the majority at 76%; $650–$1,499 is next at 17%.
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 Pormpuraaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321086/pormpuraaw/topic/income