5673.0.55.003 - Wage and Salary Earner Statistics for Small Areas, Time Series, 2003-04 to 2006-07  
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NORTHERN TERRITORY


TOP AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY INCOME REGIONS, 2006-07

The three SLAs with the highest average annual incomes in 2006-07 were all located in remote areas outside the Darwin SD. Alyangula, a harbour on Groote Eylandt, is where ore from the island's manganese mine is exported; Nhulunbuy, on Gove Peninsula, supports an alumina refinery and bauxite mining operation; whilst Jabiru is a dormitory town for workers of the Ranger Uranium Mine (it also serves as the accommodation and commercial hub for Kakadu National Park). Katherine is the Territory's fourth most populated town and a major regional service centre.

Within the Darwin SD, the top five SLAs recorded very similar average annual incomes in 2006-07.

Top Average Wages and Salaries, Northern Territory
Average Annual Income
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
Average
Annual
Growth
Rate
Top 5 SLAs(a)
$
$
$
$
%
Darwin SD
  Parap
43 393
46 665
48 707
49 278
4.3
  Fannie Bay
43 407
46 692
48 658
49 206
4.3
  Narrows
43 403
46 746
48 698
49 201
4.3
  Ludmilla
43 360
46 678
48 656
49 189
4.3
  Bayview-Woolner
43 330
46 648
48 591
49 168
4.3
Darwin SD
39 437
42 222
43 723
45 014
4.5
Balance of Northern Territory
  Alyangula
56 179
60 620
62 472
62 115
3.4
  Nhulunbuy
47 507
50 701
55 879
58 744
7.3
  West Arnhem (S) - Jabiru
41 040
46 018
49 638
50 216
7.0
  East Arnhem (S)
38 226
39 180
42 698
44 710
5.4
  Katherine (T)
36 458
38 149
39 547
40 779
3.8
Balance of NT(b)
34 466
35 983
37 618
39 278
4.5
(a) Top 5 SLAs exclude regions with less than 100 Wage and salary earners
(b) Excludes SLA 'NT Unknown'


For more information about these regions, refer to the ABS National Regional Profile (NRP). The NRP presents, for all Australia, a range of data for various types of small regions. Data are available for Local Government Areas, Statistical Local Areas and other larger geographies. The NRP is intended for users interested in the characteristics of regions and in comparing regions across Australia. Data are presented as a five year time series, where available.