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STATISTICAL SUMMARY, AUSTRALIA, 2010-11

In 2010-11, Australians earned an average of $51,923. Table 1 shows the Australian Capital Territory with the highest average of $60,987, followed by Western Australia ($57,365) and the Northern Territory ($54,082). 2010–11 was the first time in recent years that New South Wales had lost the "top three".

The lowest average wage and income levels were in Tasmania ($43,521) and South Australia ($46,551).

Average wages and salaries were higher in the major metropolitan statistical areas than in the rest of the state or territory. This applies to all jurisdictions. The difference was greatest in New South Wales, where average wages and salaries in Greater Sydney ($57,612) exceeded those in the rest of NSW ($46,514) by $11,098 in 2010-11. The gap narrows for Tasmania with an average wage and earnings gap of just $3,871 between Greater Hobart and the rest of Tasmania.

The largest proportion of Australia's 10 million wage earners were in New South Wales (31.3%), Victoria (24.7%), Queensland (20.1%) and Western Australia (10.8%), reflecting the largest population in these states. Table 1 summarizes the main results for 2010-11.

Table 1. SUMMARY OF WAGES AND WAGES, AUSTRALIA, 2010-11

Table 2 shows salary income from another angle - percentage distribution in 5 main income series:

Table 2. PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME, SELECTED WAGES AND WAGE INCOME, AUSTRALIA, 2010-11

Tasmania had 19.8% of the lowest income workers ($0 to less than $15,600), higher than the corresponding national level of 18.1%. South Australia and Victoria also had high rates, both at 18.4%.

At the higher end of the income bracket, 18.5% of wage earners in Australia received $78,000 or more. Of all jurisdictions, the Australian Capital Territory was the highest with 28.6% of white-collar workers reporting incomes of $78,000 or more – followed by Western Australia (23.9%) and the Northern Territory (21.1%). The major metropolitan regions tended to have higher proportions of people with high incomes, with the exception of Western Australia - where 24.0% of those earning in the rest of Western Australia reported incomes of $78,000 or more, compared to 23.8% in Greater Perth.

AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH, AUSTRALIA, 2005-06 TO 2010-11

Figure 1 and table 3 show the average annual growth rates in wage income in 2005-06 and 2010-11. Of all jurisdictions, Western Australia recorded the highest average annual growth rate of 6.9%. Equally prominent were its sub-regions, Greater Perth (7.0%) and the rest of Washington State (6.8%). Queensland was second with an average annual growth rate of 5.5%. Its constituent regions of Greater Brisbane and the rest of Queensland saw increases of 5.5% and 5.6% respectively.

Of the states and territories, New South Wales (4.4%) and Victoria (4.4%) had the lowest average annual growth rates over the period, with Greater Sydney having the lowest growth of any major metropolitan region (4.2%), followed by Greater Melbourne (4.3%).

Figure 1. AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH RATE FOR WAGES AND SALARY IN THE YEARS 2005-06 TO 2010-11

Table 3. AVERAGE ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OF SALARIES AND WORKING INCOME IN THE YEARS 2005-06 TO 2010-11

SELECTED ELEMENTS FOR SMALL AREAS

Of all areas in Australia's Statistical Area 2 (SA2) in 2010–11, Mosman in Greater Sydney had the highest average annual wage income of $123,235. This was followed by Hunters Hill-Woolwich and Double Bay-Bellevue Hill, averaging $106,695 and $100,443 respectively. Table 4 shows that these three SA2 regions also differed in terms of average annual total income from all sources (including investments and own income from non-registered businesses). Indeed, Mosman, Double Bay-Bellevue Hill and Hunters Hill-Woolwich were second, third and fourth in the country for average annual total income from all sources in 2010-11.

As Table 4 shows, Woollahra - 5km east of Sydney's CBD - made both lists with an average annual salary income of $99,527 and an average annual total income (from all sources) of $124,644. According to the 2011 census, the main industry groups employing Woollahra residents were legal and accounting services, ancillary financial and investment services and depository financial intermediation.

The coastal area of ​​Cottesloe in Perth's west made both the first lists. The 2011 Census showed that the main industry groups employing Cottesloe residents in 2011 were: Architectural, engineering and technical services. hospitals? and legal and accounting services. For more information, see ABSBasic community profiles,Quick statisticsINational Regional Profile, 2007-2011.

In other words, Toorak in Greater Melbourne and Dover Heights in eastern Sydney had high average total incomes from all sources while not being in the top 10 for salary income. This indicates the greater importance of other sources of income for these two regions.

Table 4. AVERAGE WAGES AND WAGES AND AVERAGE TOTAL INCOME, AUSTRALIA'S TEN LARGEST REGIONS, 2010-11

Top 10 SA2	Average annual salary and wage income		Top 10 SA2	Average annual total income (all sources) (a)
	$			$
Mosman	123 235		Toorak	150 548
Hunters Hill-Woolwich	106 695		Mosman	142 773
Double Bay-Bellevue Hill	100 443		Double Bay-Bellevue Hill	141 544
Willoughby-Castle Cove-Northbridge	99 649		Hunters Hill-Woolwich	138 007
Woollahra	99 527		Cottesloe	125 411
Balmain	97 792		Dover Hills	125 350
Gordon-Kilara	94 598		Rose Bay-Vaucluse-Watsons Bay	125 091
Lindfield-Roseville	94 537		Woollahra	124 644
city ​​beach	94 342		Nedlands-Dalkeith-Crawley	116 269
Cottesloe	93 548		Peppermint Grove-Mosman Park	116 253
a) Source of data:Personal income estimates for small areas, time series, 2005–06 to 2010–11, ABS cat. no. 6525.0.55.002. "All sources" includes income from investments, pensions and annuities, income from self-employment and other sources - as well as wageslille.

Map 1 shows the significant differences in the average annual growth rates of wages and wage income in SA2 areas across Australia, from 2005-06 to 2010-11. The majority of

regions with growth rates above 9% were in the Northern Territory, such as Daly (11.2% growth), Sandover-Plenty (9.0%), Petermann-Simpson (9.0%) and Tanami (9.0%) ). These SA2 regions tended to be "high growth" with low average income. None reported an average annual wage income above the Australian level ($51,923).

Map 1. GROWTH RATE OF AVERAGE WAGES, STATISTICAL AREA LEVEL 2 POWIAT IN THE YEARS 2005-06 TO 2010-11

Outside the Peninsula Territory, SA2 Peninsula in Queensland and Nedlands-Dalkeith-Crawley in Western Australia were also prominent with growth rates of 10.1% and 9.6% respectively.

The Glass House Mountains, located on Queensland's Sunshine Coastal Plain, were the only SA2 in Australia to record a negative average annual growth rate (-3.7%) in wages between 2005-06 and 2010-11. This area serves the Glass House Mountains National Park. It is also of cultural importance to the Aboriginal people of south-east Queensland. The 2011 census showed that the main industry groups using the Glass House Mountains were fruit and nut farms, schools and canteens, restaurants and take-away services. Fluctuating demand in ecotourism - combined with a growing proportion of the population approaching retirement age - may have contributed to the recent drop in average wages.

As noted in some areas of the Northern Territory, high growth rates do not necessarily mean high earnings, and low growth rates and low incomes do not always coincide. It can be useful to correlate these measures to gain a sharper perspective on the regional income picture. Table 5 groups regions by: whether their average annual income in 2010-11 was in the top or bottom 20% of all SA2; and whether their average increase in average wages (from 2005-06 to 2010-11) was above or below the Australian level of 4.9%.

Table 5. S.A.2 SELECTED REGIONS BY HIGH/LOW AVERAGE ANNUAL SALARY AND SALARY INCOME AND GROWTH RATE

	High income(s)	low income (b)
high (c)	Mosman (NSW)	Victoria River (NT)
	Willoughby-Castle Cove-Northbridge (NSW)	Elsey (NT)
	Woollahra (NSW)	Tanami (NT)
	Balmain (NSW)	Sandover-Plenty (NT)
	Gordon-Killara (NSW)	Petermann-Simpson (NT)
short stature (d)	Hunters Hill-Woolwich (NSW)	Gayndah-Munduberra (Qld)
	Dover Heights (NSW)	Robinvale (Vic)
	Rose Bay-Vaucluse-Watsons Bay (NSW)	Sydney-Haymarket-The Rocks (NSW)
	Cremorne-Cammeray (NSW)	Kangaroo Island (SA)
	Paddington-Moore Park (NSW)	Loxton Area (SA)
(a) Average annual wage income in 2010-11 was in the top quintile - above $57,655.
(b) Average annual wage income in 2010-11 was in the bottom quintile - below $41,715.
(c) Average annual wage growth (2005-06 to 2010-11) exceeded the national growth rate (4.9%).
(d) Average annual wage growth (2005-06 to 2010-11) was lower than the national growth rate (4.9%).

The high-income, high-growth cluster included Gordon-Killara on Sydney's upper north shore, 15km from the CBD. Gordon-Killara reported a median wage income of $94,598 in 2010-11, accompanied by an average annual growth rate of 5.8%.

The 2011 census shows that Gordon-Killara has a predominantly Australian-born population with a slightly older median age (41 versus 37 in Australia). Additionally, 50.9% of its employees worked 40 hours or more per week, often in highly skilled jobs. Professionals and managers accounted for 61.3% of professional employment for working residents in Gordon-Killara in 2011. The main occupations of employment for Gordon-Killara residents were professional, scientific and technical services (17.8% of total employment) , health care and social work (12.5%) and financial and insurance services (11.2%).

The high income, low stature group included Sydney's historic inner precinct, Paddington-Moore Park. The region recorded a median wage income of $90,955 in 2010-11 with an average annual growth rate of 4.3%. Residents in Paddington-Moore Park tended to be younger (average age 35). According to the 2011 census, they worked several hours a week - 62.3 percent worked 40 hours or more - often in highly skilled and well-paid jobs. For example, 65.9% are specialists and managers. The main industry groups for Paddington-Moore Park residents were legal and accounting services (7.0%), financial auxiliary and investment services (6.0%) and depository financial intermediation (3.9%).

An example of a combination of low income and high growth is the Victoria River, an area immediately west of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. The area's average annual wage income was $31,430 in 2010-11, and the average annual growth rate from 2005-06 to 2010-11 was 7.0%. median age 24), and 63.4% of its general population are Aboriginal. Almost half (48.9%) of the employed population work in sheep, cattle and grain farming groups and in local authorities.

The two SA2 areas in the low-income, low-growth group are Robinvale (Victoria) and Kangaroo Island (SA). Robinvale reported a median wage income of $33,095 in 2010-11 and a corresponding average annual growth rate of 4.2%. Kangaroo Island registered approx

an equally low median income of $33,592 and the same growth rate (4.2%). Information from the 2011 census suggests that the two areas are otherwise very different. The average age of Robinvale's population is the same as in Australia - 37 years - while the population of Kangaroo Island is much older (average age is 46 years). For the former, more than a third of the employed inhabitants worked in the cultivation of fruit and nuts and in the production of other foodstuffs, while the most important industrial groups for the latter were sheep, cattle and grain breeding and accommodation (approx. tourist activity). .

Map 2 shows the geographical distribution of all SA2s in Australia according to the four income/development categories in Table 5. It is clear that the wider areas with high average incomes and high growth rates included SA2s in the Sydney, Brisbane and Perth metropolitan areas and from Perth and Perth. the most remote mining areas of Western Australia and Queensland.

Map 2. 2010-11 AVERAGE WAGE AND LABOR INCOME AND GROWTH RATE, LEVEL 2 POWIAT STATISTICAL AREA 2005-06 TO 2010-11

WAGES BY AGE

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An aging workforce and the need for long-term continuity of skills – together with limited employment opportunities for young people in some regions – has recently been a focus of societal and government policy. I seeABS Research Paper: A Review of Australian Regional Development Committee Plans. (Endnote 1). The Productivity Commission recently proposed the idea of ​​pension rights until the age of 70. I seeAging Australia: preparing for the future. Reflecting such issues, this section summarizes the regions with the highest percentages of older and younger white-collar workers.

Regions with a high percentage of employees and people aged 55 and over

In 2010-11, the five SA2 regions in Australia with the highest proportion of employed and self-employed people aged 55 and over were outside the capital regions. Queenscliff - on the Great Ocean Road in south-west Victoria - had the highest rate at 30.7 per cent compared with 16.2 per cent nationally. Queenscliff's result was not surprising given its older demographic profile. According to the 2011 census, 49.8% of the population was aged 55 and over, compared to only 25.6% nationally.

Queenscliff is within easy reach of Geelong's main city, offering residents a rural lifestyle alongside relatively close access to urban services and employment. The 2011 Census showed that the main industries employing those with the highest wages in Queenscliff were education and training (14.4%), health care and assistance (13.9%) and professional, scientific and technical services (10, 6 %).

Other significant areas (also in Victoria) are Paynesville, Portarlington and Beechworth, where over 29% of their employees are aged 55 and over. See table 6 below.

The Caloundra Hinterland lies inland from the Sunshine Coast in south-east Queensland. In 2010-11 it had 839 wage earners aged 55 and over, representing 29.4% of the area's total wage earner population. This result is probably expected. At the 2011 census, 42.5% of the population was 55 years or older.

According to the 2011 Census, the main industries employing older workers in the Caloundra Hinterland are health and social care (14.0%), education and training (11.3%) and agriculture, forestry and fishing (10.6%).

Interestingly, all five of SA2's largest companies recorded average salaries well below the respective national average for those aged 55 and over of -$51,466. For example, Queenscliff earned an average of $45,676 in 2010-11, while Portarlington earned just $35,651.

Table 6. LANDLORDS 55 OR MORE, THE FIVE LARGEST PROPORTION SA2, 2010-11

Regions with a high percentage of employees and employees aged 15-34

In 2010-11, the five regions with the highest percentage of working and employed aged 15-34 were in the central cities of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. According to the 2011 census, these areas tended to have high enrollments, high renter rates, and high rates of single-family or group households.

In 2010-11, Sydney-Haymarket-The Rocks (a 4.3 square kilometer area in the Sydney CBD) had the highest percentage of employed and employed residents aged 15-34 at 84.6%. This was more than double that of Australia as a whole (41.2%).

According to the 2011 census, 62.2% of the total population of Sydney-Haymarket-The Rocks was aged 15-34. In this area, the median age was 29 years, well below the national median (37 years). The country of birth of its residents ranged from Australia (19.1%) and China (11.9%) to Indonesia (8.5%), Thailand (8.0%) and Korea (5.5%). Over 41% of Sydney-Haymarket-The Rocks residents attended university (or similar higher education institutions) or technical or training institutions. The main industries employing the youngest workers in this region were accommodation and catering (27.6%), professional, scientific and technical services (13.9%), financial and insurance services (12.2%) and retail trade ( 10.4%).

As Table 7 shows, the five regions with the highest proportion of 15- to 34-year-olds had relatively low average annual wage incomes, ranging from $21,855 in Sydney-Haymarket-The Rocks to $36,397 in Melbourne. The corresponding national average for this age group was much higher at $40,055. In part, it reflects the higher prevalence of part-time work at the SA2 headquarters in the city, as young people combine work with study responsibilities.

Table 7. Wages and employees aged 15-34, the largest share of SA2s, 2010-11

SALARY AND SALARY BY GENDER

This section looks at wage earners and wage earners in regions by gender, highlighting the five regions with the highest proportion of women and wage earners and the five regions with the highest share of wage earners and wage earners.

Regions with a high percentage of working women and wage earners

Table 8 shows the top five regions in Australia with the highest percentage of paid women.

Taroona-Bonnet Hill is a predominantly residential neighborhood located near the Hobart CBD, home to a popular scenic cycle route and the nearby Truganini Historic Reserve. In 2010-11, Taroon-Bonnet Hill had the highest proportion of women in employment at 53.3% compared to 48.2% nationally

In part, this result reflects Taroon-Bonnet Hill's higher percentage of the female population at 50.6% in the 2011 census.

The average salary for women in Taroon-Bonnet Hill was $40,641, slightly above the corresponding Australian female average ($40,312).

According to the 2011 census, 55.8% of women (aged 15 and over) in Taroon-Bonnet Hill were employed, compared to 53.0% in Australia. The main employment sectors for women living in Taroona-Bonnet Hill are education and training (22.4%), health and social care (22.1%) and public administration and security (14.2%).

Elwood was also famous, located 8km south of Melbourne's CBD and known for its beaches and green surroundings. In 2010-11, it had 4,449 female employees, which constituted 53.1% of all employed and employed in the region. The median wage income for women living in Elwood was $57,610, placing the area in the top 2% (out of all SA2s in Australia) for the highest median income for women.

Based on 2011 census figures, 71.5% of women aged 15 and over were working in Elwood, which is significantly higher than the national rate (53.0%). In Elwood, the main female employment sectors were health and social work (15.6%), professional, scientific and technical services (14.5%), and education and training (10.9%).

Table 8. SA2 REGIONS WITH THE HIGHEST WAGE FOR WOMEN AND EMPLOYERS, Australia, 2010-11

Statistical area level 2		NO.	% of all salaries wage earners in the area	Average wages income ($)
Taroon-Bonnet Hill (Tas)		881	53,3	40 641
Fitzroy North (Vic)		3 288	53,2	54 425
Elwood (Vic)		4 449	53,1	57 610
Brunswick Heads-Ocean Shores (NSW)		1509	52,7	36 245
Queenscliff (Vic)		821	52,7	32 199

Regions with a high proportion of men and wage earners

Of all the SA2 regions in Australia, Welshpool (located in South East Perth) had the highest proportion of males and white-collar workers (72.4%). However, this percentage is due to a relatively low numerical base. There were just 118 men living in Welshpool working as mercenaries in 2010-11. However, this small group recorded an average salary of $69,318, which exceeded the equivalent for all men in Australia ($62,699). Census figures show that Welshpool is primarily an industrial area with relatively few private homes and accommodation facilities. hence its low population.

Part of Greater Sydney, home to the Sydney Olympic Park, the Auburn area is culturally diverse with Chinese, Turkish, Lebanese, Indian, Afghan and Australian ancestry. In 2010–11, 61.7% (or 7,781) of Auburn's wage earners were male, ranking Auburn fifth (in Australia) for this characteristic. This position was offset by a median income of just $39,144 for wage and salary earners - one of the lowest regional averages recorded in Australia in 2010-11.

According to the 2011 census, 68.1% of Auburn's total population was foreign-born, and only 13.5% spoke only English at home. The largest industries employing Auburn residents are manufacturing (13.3%), lodging and food service (11.7%), construction (11.5%), and transportation, mail and warehousing (9.6%).

Other significant areas (with a high proportion of male workers) in 2010-11 are Lakemba-Wiley Park (NSW), Eagle Farm-Pinkenba (Qld) and Málaga (WA).

Table 9. SA2 REGIONS WITH THE HIGHEST PROPORTION OF MEN EMPLOYED AND WAGES, Australia, 2010-11