Surat Basin

Resident workers - Individual income

Surat Basin labour force (Manufacturing) have a similar proportion of persons with high incomes ($1,750 or more per week) than Queensland.

The Individual Income levels of the local resident workers are directly linked to their knowledge, experience, qualifications, occupation and skill levels.

Income statistics Surat Basin, when analysed with other data sources, such as Age structure, Qualification , Hours worked and Occupations , help to evaluate the economic opportunities and socio-economic status of Surat Basin. This also indicates what knowledge and skill levels industry can draw upon locally.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2021 – by usual residence

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Resident workers individual income
Surat Basin - Persons2021
Gross weekly individual incomeNumber%. Queensland%
Negative Income/ Nil income280.40.5
$1 - $1491171.81.2
$150 - $299851.31.4
$300 - $399761.21.6
$400 - $4991121.72.3
$500 - $6493114.94.3
$650 - $7995508.68.2
$800 - $9991,26319.716.6
$1,000 - $1,2491,37421.518.7
$1,250 - $1,49985413.312.5
$1,500 - $1,7496049.49.7
$1,750 - $1,9993605.66.6
$2,000 - $2,9994336.810.6
$3,000 - $3,499841.32.1
$3,500 or more951.52.9
Not stated580.90.7
Total Persons6,404100.0100.0
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the resident workers individual income levels in Surat Basin in 2021 compared to Queensland shows that there was a similar proportion earning a high income (those earning $1,750 per week or more) as well as a similar proportion of low income persons (those earning less than $500 per week).

Overall, 14.6% of the resident workers (Manufacturing) earned a high income, and 6.5% earned a low income, compared with 20.0% and 7.0% respectively for Victoria.

The major differences between the weekly income of the resident workers (Manufacturing) in Surat Basin and Queensland were:

  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (Manufacturing) earned $2,000 - $2,999 (6.8% compared to 10.6%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (Manufacturing) earned $800 - $999 (19.7% compared to 16.6%)
  • A larger percentage of resident workers (Manufacturing) earned $1,000 - $1,249 (21.5% compared to 18.7%)
  • A smaller percentage of resident workers (Manufacturing) earned $3,500 or more (1.5% compared to 2.9%)

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