$640 ▲ +70.2%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $376
- 2016: $477
- 2021: $640
Median total personal income per week for people aged 15+.
Karumba · Urban Centre
Income in Karumba
What people and households earn each week, and how incomes are spread.
Almost half of all people in Karumba earn under $650 a week, marking it as a low-income area. While weekly pay for families and individuals has risen since 2011, the typical household still earns far less than the Queensland and national figures.
$974
▲ +33.6%
- $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 Karumba — lower than 79% of areas.
| Karumba | $974 |
|---|---|
| 4891, QLD | $974 |
| Queensland | $1,675 |
| Australia | $1,746 |
Typical incomes
Median personal, family and household incomes.
The typical family earns $1,449 a week, which is well below the Queensland figure of $2,024. Household income is even lower at $974, far below the Australian typical of $1,746, though personal weekly income of $640 sits around the middle for its level.
$974 ▲ +33.6%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $729
- 2016: $836
- 2021: $974
Median total household income per week.
$1,449 ▲ +64.1%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $883
- 2016: $979
- 2021: $1,449
Median total family income per week.
Income spread
High earners and the full distribution.
Very few households earn $3,000 or more each week, at just 4.2%, which is far below the national figure of 22.6%. However, this is an increase from 2011, when no households in the area reached that level.
6.7%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ with a personal income of $2,000 or more per week.
4.2%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
Share of households with a total income of $3,000 or more per week.
Household income distribution
View on map →Karumba splits fairly evenly between Under $650 (36%) and $650–$1,499 (32%), with $1,500–$2,999 at 27%.
Personal income distribution
View on map →In Karumba, Under $650 is the majority at 50%; $650–$1,499 is next at 33%.
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 Karumba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322067/karumba/topic/income