Rubyvale · Urban Centre

Income in Rubyvale

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

Weekly pay is far lower than typical for people in Rubyvale, with a typical family income of just $871. This puts the area among the lowest for income levels in the region. Most residents live on modest means, and very few earn high weekly salaries.

Open map →
📍 Rubyvale, Urban Centre

Where Rubyvale sits — Median household income (weekly)

$673 ▼ -35.8%
  • $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 Rubyvale — lower than 99% of areas.

Median household income (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Rubyvale$673
4702, QLD $1,649
Queensland $1,675
Australia $1,746

Typical incomes

Median personal, family and household incomes.

Typical weekly household income is $673, which is far below the Queensland figure of $1,675. While typical personal income rose $117 since 2011 to reach $436, the usual household income actually fell by $376 over that decade.

$436 ▲ +36.7%

Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $319
  • 2016: $602
  • 2021: $436

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

$673 ▼ -35.8%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $1,049
  • 2016: $1,375
  • 2021: $673

Median total household income per week.

$871 ▲ +14.8%

Lower than 95% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $759
  • 2016: $1,614
  • 2021: $871

Median total family income per week.

Income spread

High earners and the full distribution.

High earners are rare here, as only 1.7% of households earn $3,000 or more a week, far below the 20.2% in Queensland. This is reflected in the fact that 42.6% of all households in Rubyvale earn under $650 weekly.

Household income distribution

View on map →

Rubyvale splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (46%) and $650–$1,499 (43%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 9%.

Personal income distribution

View on map →

In Rubyvale, Under $650 is the majority at 75%; $650–$1,499 is next at 19%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Rubyvale

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Income in Rubyvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321089/rubyvale/topic/income