5673.0.55.001 - Regional Wage and Salary Earner Statistics, Australia - Electronic Publication , 2000-01  
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS


For the financial year 2000-01, the average individual annual wage and salary income for wage and salary earners in Western Australia was $33,620. This was an increase of 4.2% over the previous year ($32,269) and a 19.8% increase on the average in 1995-96 ($28,072). The average annual rate of increase since 1995-96 has been 3.7%.

From 1995-96 to 2000-01 average wage and salary income for employees in Western Australia was above the averages for employees in Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania and slightly below the average for all employees across Australia. In 2000-01, the Western Australian average was around $1,125 less than the Australian average, compared with a difference of around $420 in 1995-96. On average, employees in Western Australia earned almost $6,000 less in 2000-01 than those in the Australian Capital Territory, who have the highest average.

Total wage and salary income paid to the state's wage and salary earners increased from $23.4 billion in 1999-00 to $24.5 billion in 2000-01, an increase of 4.7%. The average annual rate of increase over the last five years has also been 4.7%. For the same period the number of wage and salary earners increased by 0.5% overall, from around 695,440 people in 1995-96 to 729,200 people in 2000-01.

AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE AND SALARY INCOME,
Western Australia and Australia, 1995-96 to 2000-01
Graph: Average Annual Wage and Salary Income, Western Australia and Australia, 1995-96 to 2000-01
Source: ATO Income Tax Data.


METROPOLITAN AND NON-METROPOLITAN WESTERN AUSTRALIA

In 2000-01, 75.4% of the state's wage and salary earners resided in metropolitan Western Australia (i.e. Perth Statistical Division), up slightly from 74.9% in 1995-96. Metropolitan Western Australia comprised 74.2% of the state's eligible workforce, i.e. persons aged 15 years and over, in 2000-01.

In 1995-96, average wage and salary incomes for employees in metropolitan and non-metropolitan Western Australia were almost the same - $28,086 for metropolitan WA and $27,936 for non-metropolitan WA, a difference of $150 or 0.5%. Since then, however, average earnings have increased more in the metropolitan area with the difference in 2000-01 being $1,141 or 3.5% ($33,872 for metropolitan WA compared with $32,731 for non-metropolitan WA). Since 1995-96 average earnings have increased by almost $5,800 in the metropolitan area compared with an increase of around $4,800 in non-metropolitan areas.

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS, Metropolitan(a) and non-metropolitan Western Australia, 1995-96 to 2000-01
% Change
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
1999-00 to 2000-01
1995-96 to 2000-01(b)
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS (no.)
Metropolitan WA
521,014
528,233
541,399
546,424
546,222
549,947
0.7
1.1
Non-metropolitan WA
169,411
174,126
178,141
175,239
173,133
173,394
0.2
0.5
Total WA(c)
695,440
707,601
724,649
727,615
725,906
729,200
0.5
1.0
WAGE AND SALARY INCOME ($m)
Metropolitan WA
14,633.1
15,531.9
16,591.9
17,269.0
17,753.3
18,627.9
4.9
4.9
Non-metropolitan WA
4,732.6
5,077.6
5,373.2
5,425.2
5,444.5
5,675.3
4.2
3.7
Total WA(c)
19,522.7
20,778.7
22,134.5
22,901.4
23,424.6
24,515.6
4.7
4.7
AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY INCOME ($)
Metropolitan WA
28,086
29,403
30,646
31,604
32,502
33,872
4.2
3.8
Non-metropolitan WA
27,936
29,161
30,163
30,959
31,447
32,731
4.1
3.2
Total WA(c)
28,072
29,365
30,545
31,475
32,269
33,620
4.2
3.7
Metropolitan/non-metropolitan difference(d) (%)
0.5
0.8
1.6
2.1
3.4
3.5
-
-
(a) Metropolitan WA has been defined as comprising the Perth Statistical Division.
(b) Average annual rate of increase.
(c) Total includes data that could not be allocated to either metropolitan or non-metropolitan.
(d) Non-metropolitan WA used as denominator to calculate percentage difference.
Note: Indigenous persons engaged in CDEP projects may be included in the above data for the years 1995-96 to 1997-98 and excluded for 1998-99 onwards. Consequently changes between 1997-98 and 1998-99 and 1995-96 and 2000-01 in particular need to be treated with caution. For further details please refer to the Explanatory Notes.
Source: ATO Income Tax Data.

AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE AND SALARY INCOME,
Metropolitan and non-metropolitan Western Australia, 1995-96 to 2000-01
Graph: Average Annual Wage and Salary Income, Metropolitan and Non-metropolitan Western Australia, 1995-96 to 2000-01
Source: ATO Income Tax Data.


LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS

In 2000-01, the local government area with the highest average wage and salary income in Western Australia was Ashburton (S) in the state's north west, with an annual average of $51,781. Mining is the main activity in this LGA and is indicative of the high wages and salaries paid to some people employed in this industry. Iron ore, oil and gas are the main commodities mined in Ashburto-n. Other non-metropolitan LGAs ranked in the top ten are also mining areas including East Pilbara (S) ($47,177), Port Hedland (T) ($44,770) and Coolgardie (S) ($44,883). Commodities mined in these LGAs include gold, copper, nickel, iron ore and salt.

Six of the top ten LGAs with the highest average wage and salary incomes in 2000-01 are located in the inner Perth area, along the coastal suburbs to the north of the Swan River. These include Peppermint Grove, ranked second ($49,609), Cottesloe ($49,594), Nedlands ($48,632), Claremont ($47,943), Subiaco ($45,020) and Mosman Park ($44,546).

Of the 142 local government areas in the state, thirty two had averages above that for the state ($33,620) while twenty seven had averages above the national figure of $34,745. Fourteen LGAs, or 10%, had averages greater than $40,000 per annum.

LGAs WITH HIGHEST AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE AND SALARY INCOME, Western Australia, 2000-01
LGA CodeLGA Name
$
50250Ashburton (S)
51,781
56930Peppermint Grove (S)
49,609
52170Cottesloe (T)
49,594
56580Nedlands (C)
48,632
51750Claremont (T)
47,943
Source: ATO Income Tax Data.


Wickepin (S), located 210 kilometres south-east of Perth in the state's Wheatbelt region, recorded the lowest wage and salary income in Western Australia and Australia in 2000-01 with an annual average of $19,844. It was the only local government area in Australia with an average below $20,000. The Wheatbelt region and the Great Southern agricultural district contain most of the LGAs in the state with the lowest average wage and salary incomes. These include Broomehill ($20,112), Kent ($21,620), Williams ($22,854), Jerramungup ($23,107) and Kondinin ($23,498). It should be noted that these LGAs are rich agricultural districts and persons in their own business such as farmers and other local business owners are not included in the wage and salary earner data.

LGAs WITH LOWEST AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE AND SALARY INCOME, Western Australia, 2000-01
LGA CodeLGA Name
$
59100Wickepin (S)
19,844
51050Broomehill (S)
20,112
54480Kent (S)
21,620
58190Tammin (S)
21,764
59170Williams (S)
22,854
Source: ATO Income Tax Data.

AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE AND SALARY INCOME, LGAs, Western Australia, 2000-01
Map: Average Annual Wage and Salary Income, LGAs, Western Australia, 2000-01
Source: ATO Income Tax Data.

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS, LGAs, Western Australia, 1999-2000 and 2000-01
1999-2000
2000-01
LGA CodeLGA Name
Wage and salary earners
Wage and salary income
Average wage and salary income
Wage and salary earners
Wage and salary income
Average wage and salary income
no.
$m
$
no.
$m
$
50080Albany (C)
9,844
263.2
26,740
9,701
266.3
27,447
50210Armadale (C)
19,579
569.7
29,100
19,368
581.4
30,017
50250Ashburton (S)
2,704
131.3
48,545
2,722
140.9
51,781
50280Augusta-Margaret River (S)
3,417
85.7
25,080
3,499
90.8
25,951
50350Bassendean (T)
5,324
159.2
29,899
5,328
166.2
31,200
50420Bayswater (C)
23,378
729.4
31,198
22,971
752.0
32,736
50490Belmont (C)
10,951
324.5
29,633
11,122
342.3
30,780
50560Beverley (S)
447
11.9
26,634
409
11.2
27,495
50630Boddington (S)
542
19.8
36,543
520
20.4
39,262
50770Boyup Brook (S)
450
10.9
24,263
459
11.3
24,698
50840Bridgetown-Greenbushes (S)
1,401
40.9
29,202
1,461
44.8
30,696
50910Brookton (S)
274
6.0
21,886
257
6.3
24,577
50980Broome (S)
4,186
133.3
31,850
4,269
139.9
32,762
51050Broomehill (S)
150
3.1
20,538
151
3.0
20,112
51120Bruce Rock (S)
329
8.0
24,239
275
7.0
25,492
51190Bunbury (C)
8,339
264.3
31,693
8,510
273.7
32,165
51260Busselton (S)
7,359
191.7
26,049
7,534
203.1
26,962
51310Cambridge (T)
9,540
389.7
40,853
9,353
410.9
43,933
51330Canning (C)
31,761
995.1
31,331
31,666
1,028.9
32,491
51400Capel (S)
2,219
66.9
30,140
2,205
68.9
31,252
51470Carnamah (S)
350
10.6
30,254
337
10.4
30,969
51540Carnarvon (S)
2,107
61.1
28,994
2,031
61.5
30,263
51610Chapman Valley (S)
291
6.3
21,557
307
7.8
25,439
51680Chittering (S)
1,246
37.7
30,234
1,274
39.7
31,201
51750Claremont (T)
3,361
151.5
45,090
3,267
156.6
47,943
51820Cockburn (C)
26,730
830.6
31,075
27,635
885.1
32,030
51890Collie (S)
3,443
128.6
37,341
3,348
123.1
36,770
51960Coolgardie (S)
1,757
77.2
43,962
1,830
82.1
44,883
52030Coorow (S)
381
11.7
30,702
374
12.6
33,707
52100Corrigin (S)
425
10.1
23,716
376
9.5
25,371
52170Cottesloe (T)
2,842
133.6
47,018
2,806
139.2
49,594
52240Cranbrook (S)
345
8.0
23,314
356
8.8
24,708
52310Cuballing (S)
217
5.4
24,682
198
5.0
25,496
52380Cue (S)
123
4.0
32,215
94
3.1
32,740
52450Cunderdin (S)
470
11.5
24,506
415
11.2
26,924
52520Dalwallinu (S)
526
13.2
25,067
502
12.6
25,199
52590Dandaragan (S)
795
21.1
26,594
793
22.0
27,696
52660Dardanup (S)
4,774
154.1
32,270
4,955
160.6
32,417
52730Denmark (S)
1,093
25.4
23,284
1,142
27.5
24,069
52800Derby-West Kimberley (S)
1,613
51.0
31,624
1,545
51.6
33,370
52870Donnybrook-Balingup (S)
1,565
42.9
27,402
1,588
43.9
27,626
52940Dowerin (S)
242
5.5
22,543
219
5.2
23,732
53010Dumbleyung (S)
217
5.1
23,302
201
4.8
23,633
53080Dundas (S)
466
17.0
36,559
439
17.3
39,402
53150East Fremantle (T)
2,807
103.8
36,976
2,737
107.0
39,111
53220East Pilbara (S)
2,126
100.5
47,253
2,130
100.5
47,177
53290Esperance (S)
4,493
121.1
26,946
4,361
123.2
28,251
53360Exmouth (S)
875
27.4
31,325
909
29.3
32,237
53430Fremantle (C)
10,209
338.8
33,186
10,195
353.6
34,680
53500Geraldton (C)
6,928
205.5
29,656
7,139
218.8
30,645
53570Gingin (S)
1,147
31.3
27,321
1,217
34.7
28,500
53640Gnowangerup (S)
483
11.6
23,959
443
11.2
25,304
53710Goomalling (S)
212
5.2
24,331
200
5.0
25,213
53780Gosnells (C)
33,827
999.0
29,532
34,337
1,053.3
30,674
53850Greenough (S)
4,291
126.9
29,581
4,448
136.2
30,631
53920Halls Creek (S)
454
13.3
29,310
431
13.8
32,067
53990Harvey (S)
8,860
283.7
32,024
9,132
295.6
32,369
54060Irwin (S)
948
27.9
29,422
962
28.1
29,179
54130Jerramungup (S)
417
9.3
22,199
355
8.2
23,107
54170Joondalup (C)
70,151
2,283.1
32,545
70,574
2,386.9
33,821
54200Kalamunda (S)
20,285
631.0
31,107
20,250
657.2
32,455
54280Kalgoorlie/Boulder (C)
14,145
539.3
38,123
14,307
573.5
40,087
54340Katanning (S)
1,662
42.7
25,704
1,568
42.2
26,915
54410Kellerberrin (S)
401
9.5
23,577
354
8.8
24,750
54480Kent (S)
189
3.6
18,855
161
3.5
21,620
54550Kojonup (S)
810
19.3
23,795
759
18.6
24,456
54620Kondinin (S)
371
8.3
22,461
310
7.3
23,498
54690Koorda (S)
161
3.9
24,486
142
3.7
25,723
54760Kulin (S)
269
5.8
21,410
220
5.5
24,802
54830Kwinana (T)
7,106
209.4
29,466
7,268
220.2
30,295
54900Lake Grace (S)
611
14.4
23,527
502
12.2
24,303
54970Laverton (S)
171
5.7
33,120
140
5.3
37,758
55040Leonora (S)
871
38.0
43,589
752
33.3
44,329
55110Mandurah (C)
13,744
432.3
31,452
14,316
468.1
32,699
55180Manjimup (S)
3,661
95.2
25,992
3,626
96.3
26,562
55250Meekatharra (S)
492
16.8
34,065
458
16.4
35,887
55320Melville (C)
37,272
1,321.1
35,445
37,139
1,383.2
37,243
55390Menzies (S)
37
1.2
31,298
31
1.0
33,059
55460Merredin (S)
1,442
40.5
28,114
1,319
38.1
28,862
55530Mingenew (S)
219
5.1
23,250
189
4.6
24,530
55600Moora (S)
1,006
27.4
27,267
961
27.1
28,211
55670Morawa (S)
321
8.5
26,600
268
7.6
28,214
55740Mosman Park (T)
2,887
119.9
41,542
2,805
125.0
44,546
55810Mount Magnet (S)
293
10.5
35,853
270
10.2
37,680
55880Mount Marshall (S)
209
4.9
23,427
155
4.0
25,506
55950Mukinbudin (S)
210
4.5
21,502
216
5.4
25,081
56020Mullewa (S)
279
6.4
23,103
243
6.7
27,579
56090Mundaring (S)
13,343
426.5
31,962
13,286
440.7
33,169
56160Murchison (S)
32
0.8
24,887
28
0.8
27,465
56230Murray (S)
3,602
112.5
31,227
3,701
121.8
32,922
56300Nannup (S)
396
9.8
24,711
390
10.2
26,163
56370Narembeen (S)
308
6.7
21,789
252
6.3
24,933
56440Narrogin (T)
1,573
43.2
27,481
1,511
42.8
28,308
56510Narrogin (S)
326
8.9
27,347
305
8.7
28,473
56580Nedlands (C)
7,569
343.6
45,401
7,326
356.3
48,632
56620Ngaanyatjarraku (S)
217
6.7
30,894
200
6.6
32,841
56650Northam (T)
1,804
52.1
28,895
1,776
53.7
30,216
56720Northam (S)
1,437
41.7
29,052
1,452
43.4
29,862
56790Northampton (S)
875
21.3
24,369
868
22.2
25,563
56860Nungarin (S)
82
1.5
18,540
57
1.4
23,747
56930Peppermint Grove (S)
639
30.1
47,108
631
31.3
49,609
57000Perenjori (S)
172
4.0
23,281
147
3.8
25,887
57080Perth (C)
2,922
105.6
36,140
3,171
124.6
39,303
57140Pingelly (S)
337
7.6
22,436
300
7.3
24,331
57210Plantagenet (S)
1,480
35.5
23,963
1,417
34.5
24,344
57280Port Hedland (T)
5,615
241.8
43,071
5,809
260.1
44,770
57350Quairading (S)
334
8.4
25,012
317
8.1
25,429
57420Ravensthorpe (S)
396
9.6
24,163
374
10.0
26,607
57490Rockingham (C)
25,690
812.5
31,628
26,476
870.4
32,873
57560Roebourne (S)
6,964
288.6
41,435
7,356
325.0
44,176
57630Sandstone (S)
22
0.8
38,371
24
0.9
36,303
57700Serpentine-Jarrahdale (S)
4,238
134.2
31,673
4,414
145.8
33,042
57770Shark Bay (S)
341
9.0
26,446
334
9.5
28,338
57840South Perth (C)
15,064
554.8
36,829
15,076
585.5
38,838
57910Stirling (C)
68,652
2,216.8
32,291
68,710
2,308.3
33,595
57980Subiaco (C)
6,641
283.6
42,708
6,594
296.9
45,020
58050Swan (C)
32,346
980.7
30,319
33,225
1,041.6
31,349
58120Tambellup (S)
171
3.8
22,427
146
3.7
25,573
58190Tammin (S)
100
2.0
19,621
87
1.9
21,764
58260Three Springs (S)
269
7.2
26,885
245
7.4
30,078
58330Toodyay (S)
901
25.3
28,071
897
27.0
30,065
58400Trayning (S)
112
2.7
24,078
99
2.7
27,288
58470Upper Gascoyne (S)
113
3.4
29,682
108
3.3
30,455
58510Victoria Park (T)
10,994
345.1
31,389
11,101
363.8
32,769
58540Victoria Plains (S)
339
7.6
22,312
316
7.7
24,305
58570Vincent (T)
10,816
385.6
35,651
10,571
398.5
37,698
58610Wagin (S)
620
16.1
25,924
561
14.8
26,349
58680Wandering (S)
101
2.3
22,387
91
2.2
24,380
58760Wanneroo (C)
29,298
844.6
28,827
30,545
915.5
29,971
58820Waroona (S)
1,125
36.7
32,613
1,112
38.3
34,430
58890West Arthur (S)
192
4.9
25,433
182
4.5
24,613
59030Westonia (S)
73
1.7
23,315
68
1.7
25,417
59100Wickepin (S)
225
4.3
19,186
230
4.6
19,844
59170Williams (S)
352
8.3
23,449
350
8.0
22,854
59250Wiluna (S)
84
2.7
31,558
91
3.1
34,271
59310Wongan-Ballidu (S)
632
16.3
25,714
573
15.7
27,425
59380Woodanilling (S)
76
1.8
23,060
69
1.7
24,047
59450Wyalkatchem (S)
199
4.7
23,702
159
4.6
28,636
59520Wyndham-East Kimberley (S)
2,504
79.2
31,649
2,472
82.0
33,187
59590Yalgoo (S)
74
2.0
26,781
66
1.8
26,943
59660Yilgarn (S)
703
24.7
35,090
629
22.8
36,226
59730York (S)
940
25.0
26,594
935
27.2
29,141
59999LGA unknown
6,551
226.9
34,634
5,859
212.3
36,236
Total Western Australia
725,906
23,424.6
32,269
729,200
24,515.6
33,620
Source: ATO Income Tax Data.