Brisbane city: Poverty Rate Trend
How Brisbane city's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
1.2%
2023
11.0%
Total change
+9.8 pp
% change
+816.7%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +3.9 pp (325%) |
| 2020 | 3.3% | -1.8 pp (-35.3%) |
| 2021 | 6.8% | +3.5 pp (106.1%) |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -1.0 pp (-14.7%) |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +5.2 pp (89.7%) |