5673.0.55.001 - Regional Wage and Salary Earner Statistics, Australia - Electronic Publication, 2000-01  
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NEW SOUTH WALES

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS


For the financial year 2000-01, the average individual annual wage and salary income for wage and salary earners in New South Wales was $37,191. This was an increase of 4.4% over the previous year ($35,636) and a 24.4% increase on the average in 1995-96 ($29,890). The average annual rate of increase over the last five years has been 4.5%.

Average earnings for employees in New South Wales in 2000-01 were the second highest in the nation - around $2,390 less than the highest average (Australian Capital Territory) and around $2,450 more than the average for all wage and salary earners across Australia. In percentage terms the difference between the state and national average has increased from 4.9% in 1995-96 to 7.0% in 2000-01.

Total wage and salary income paid to wage and salary earners in New South Wales increased from $90.1 billion in 1999-00 to $94.3 billion in 2000-01, an increase of 4.6%. This was slightly lower than the average annual growth rate for the last five years (5.2%). Overall, the increase in total wages and salaries paid for the period 1995-96 to 2000-01 was 29.0%. Over the same period the number of wage and salary earners increased by 3.7%, from around 2.44 million people to 2.53 million people.

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


METROPOLITAN AND NON-METROPOLITAN NEW SOUTH WALES

In 2000-01, 78.9% of the state's wage and salary earners resided in metropolitan NSW (i.e. Sydney Statistical Division and Wollongong and Newcastle Statistical Subdivisions). In comparison, metropolitan NSW comprises 74.9% of the state's population aged 15 years and over. In 1995-96, 21.5% of the state's employees were residents in non-metropolitan areas and this proportion has fallen to 20.8% in 2000-01, perhaps indicating the gradual shift of people moving to the capital city and major urban areas to work.

The average wage and salary income for persons in the metropolitan area in 2000-01 was $38,956, or 28.1% more than the average for employees in non-metropolitan areas. This percentage difference has grown significantly over the five year period since 1995-96 when it was 23.8%. In dollar terms (current prices) the difference was $5,989 in 1995-96 compared with $8,549 in 2000-01.

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS, Metropolitan(a) and non-metropolitan New South Wales, 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 NSW
1,915,217
1,915,451
1,952,973
1,979,921
1,996,208
2,001,222
0.3
0.9
Non-metropolitan NSW
524,738
519,742
525,460
527,386
525,692
526,021
0.1
0.0
Total NSW(c)
2,444,827
2,440,020
2,483,507
2,513,282
2,528,389
2,534,813
0.3
0.7
WAGE AND SALARY INCOME ($m)
Metropolitan NSW
59,700.4
62,333.1
66,723.4
70,790.5
74,455.3
77,960.5
4.7
5.5
Non-metropolitan NSW
13,214.4
13,649.6
14,338.2
14,929.0
15,400.6
15,994.8
3.9
3.9
Total NSW(c)
73,075.5
76,153.9
81,242.4
85,951.7
90,101.9
94,271.4
4.6
5.2
AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY INCOME ($)
Metropolitan NSW
31,172
32,542
34,165
35,754
37,298
38,956
4.4
4.6
Non-metropolitan NSW
25,183
26,262
27,287
28,307
29,296
30,407
3.8
3.8
Total NSW(c)
29,890
31,210
32,713
34,199
35,636
37,191
4.4
4.5
Metropolitan/non-metropolitan difference(d) (%)
23.8
23.9
25.2
26.3
27.3
28.1
-
-
(a) Metropolitan NSW is defined as comprising the Sydney Statistical Division and Newcastle and Wollongong Statistical Subdivisions.
(b) Average annual rate of increase.
(c) Total includes data that could not be allocated to either metropolitan or non-metropolitan.
(d) Non-metropolitan NSW 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 New South Wales, 1995-96 to 2000-01
Graph: Average Annual Wage and Salary Income, Metropolitan and Non-metropolitan New South Wales, 1995-96 to 2000-01
Source: ATO Income Tax Data.


LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS

The seven local government areas in Australia with the highest average wage and salary incomes in 2000-01 are situated in New South Wales. Located along the shores of Sydney Harbour, Mosman, Woollahra and North Sydney council areas had the highest averages with $77,943, $63,513 and $60,503 respectively. The average for Mosman was more than double the national average.

Other LGAs with high average wage and salary incomes in 2000-01 are also located in the inner Sydney area. These include Ku-ring-gai, Hunter’s Hill, Lane Cove, Willoughby and Manly. Average wage and salary income for these council areas range between $50,000 and $60,000 per annum.

Of the 174 local government areas in New South Wales, thirty, or 17.2%, had averages above that for the state ($37,191), while forty one (23.6%) had averages above the national figure of $34,745.

LGAs WITH HIGHEST AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE AND SALARY INCOME, New South Wales, 2000-01
LGA CodeLGA Name
$
15350Mosman (A)
77,943
18500Woollahra (A)
63,513
15950North Sydney (A)
60,503
14500Ku-ring-gai (A)
59,241
14100Hunter's Hill (A)
56,489
Source: ATO Income Tax Data.


Bingara (A), situated on the western edge of the New England Tablelands approximately 150 kilometres north of Tamworth, recorded the lowest annual average wage and salary income in New South Wales in 2000-01 with $25,317. The neighbouring local government area to its south, Barraba (A), had the fifth lowest average ($26,351) and Yallaroi, to its north, had the tenth lowest ($26,757). In the Riverina district in the state's west, Wentworth (A) and Wakool (A) had the second and third lowest averages with $25,828 and $25,974 respectively. Each of these councils are predominantly agricultural areas with relatively steady or declining populations. It should be noted that the wage and salary earner data excludes persons in their own business such as farmers and other local business owners who are not wage and salary earners.

LGAs WITH LOWEST AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE AND SALARY INCOME, New South Wales, 2000-01
LGA CodeLGA Name
$
10700Bingara (A)
25,317
18200Wentworth (A)
25,828
17800Wakool (A)
25,974
18100Weddin (A)
26,325
10400Barraba (A)
26,351
Source: ATO Income Tax Data.

AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE AND SALARY INCOME, LGAs, New South Wales, 2000-01
Map: Average Annual Wage and Salary Income, Local Government Areas, New South Wales, 2000-01
Source: ATO Income Tax Data.


WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS, LGAs, New South Wales, 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
$
10050Albury (C)
16,710
517.2
30,954
16,912
542.6
32,082
10110Armidale Dumaresq (A)
8,286
249.8
30,151
8,319
256.2
30,796
10150Ashfield (A)
18,154
650.9
35,852
17,924
674.6
37,638
10200Auburn (A)
19,516
588.2
30,142
20,265
635.0
31,336
10250Ballina (A)
11,264
312.0
27,697
11,373
328.7
28,902
10300Balranald (A)
1,053
27.1
25,756
1,061
28.5
26,868
10350Bankstown (C)
62,924
2,070.1
32,899
63,169
2,150.2
34,039
10400Barraba (A)
580
14.4
24,743
557
14.7
26,351
10450Bathurst (C)
11,711
380.5
32,490
11,612
385.7
33,216
10500Baulkham Hills (A)
60,316
2,464.1
40,853
59,619
2,552.3
42,811
10550Bega Valley (A)
8,608
231.2
26,857
8,759
244.4
27,907
10600Bellingen (A)
3,080
79.7
25,876
3,027
81.4
26,876
10650Berrigan (A)
2,406
63.3
26,301
2,404
67.2
27,940
10700Bingara (A)
518
12.7
24,506
495
12.5
25,317
10750Blacktown (C)
114,604
3,843.0
33,532
117,849
4,094.4
34,743
10800Bland (A)
1,867
47.1
25,250
1,764
47.3
26,820
10850Blayney (A)
2,282
70.0
30,658
2,248
72.9
32,441
10900Blue Mountains (C)
31,233
1,103.6
35,334
30,938
1,137.4
36,763
10950Bogan (A)
1,027
28.7
27,933
943
26.7
28,287
11000Bombala (A)
934
26.6
28,486
873
25.6
29,347
11050Boorowa (A)
719
18.7
26,050
726
19.3
26,648
11100Botany Bay (C)
16,317
548.7
33,628
16,302
573.3
35,167
11150Bourke (A)
1,086
32.0
29,430
1,087
32.8
30,129
11200Brewarrina (A)
557
15.6
28,000
523
15.7
30,055
11250Broken Hill (C)
6,513
208.3
31,986
6,270
207.2
33,051
11300Burwood (A)
12,386
427.8
34,536
12,451
446.9
35,896
11350Byron (A)
7,570
193.4
25,548
7,710
205.3
26,621
11400Cabonne (A)
3,944
109.8
27,834
3,910
115.4
29,505
11450Camden (A)
20,046
722.3
36,030
21,210
789.1
37,202
11500Campbelltown (C)
62,745
2,052.4
32,711
62,917
2,105.0
33,456
11550Canterbury (C)
50,492
1,574.1
31,176
50,274
1,624.3
32,308
11600Carrathool (A)
1,150
29.7
25,817
1,154
31.6
27,422
11700Central Darling (A)
574
15.6
27,096
518
14.8
28,606
11720Cessnock (C)
15,546
517.8
33,309
15,490
531.3
34,298
11750Cobar (A)
1,897
68.9
36,332
1,950
73.2
37,557
11800Coffs Harbour (C)
18,493
494.6
26,746
18,454
510.3
27,655
11850Conargo (A)
471
12.8
27,228
461
13.5
29,208
11900Concord (A)
11,769
464.2
39,438
12,196
501.6
41,131
11950Coolah (A)
1,065
28.5
26,742
1,062
28.4
26,709
12000Coolamon (A)
1,177
31.6
26,846
1,174
33.1
28,153
12050Cooma-Monaro (A)
2,339
68.3
29,204
2,272
68.8
30,294
12100Coonabarabran (A)
1,842
48.3
26,201
1,690
46.8
27,710
12150Coonamble (A)
1,362
34.2
25,086
1,270
34.0
26,762
12200Cootamundra (A)
2,540
73.3
28,867
2,529
75.7
29,950
12250Copmanhurst (A)
1,158
32.4
28,002
1,162
33.3
28,625
12300Corowa (A)
2,837
81.8
28,838
2,789
85.3
30,571
12350Cowra (A)
3,932
104.1
26,464
3,927
108.2
27,564
12400Crookwell (A)
1,526
41.0
26,849
1,453
42.1
28,976
12450Culcairn (A)
1,174
31.6
26,892
1,129
31.7
28,076
12500Deniliquin (A)
2,598
71.4
27,471
2,575
76.2
29,594
12550Drummoyne (A)
15,460
695.5
44,985
15,422
743.6
48,220
12600Dubbo (C)
14,566
442.3
30,364
14,498
455.2
31,396
12700Dungog (A)
2,584
95.4
36,938
2,514
80.9
32,199
12750Eurobodalla (A)
7,999
209.8
26,226
8,321
223.3
26,839
12800Evans (A)
2,013
65.2
32,395
1,966
65.2
33,143
12850Fairfield (C)
65,210
2,040.3
31,288
65,048
2,072.7
31,865
12900Forbes (A)
3,209
86.4
26,927
3,151
87.6
27,815
12950Gilgandra (A)
1,307
34.4
26,307
1,266
34.7
27,398
13000Glen Innes (A)
1,632
44.1
27,050
1,644
46.4
28,230
13050Gloucester (A)
1,411
40.7
28,878
1,379
41.6
30,143
13100Gosford (C)
59,419
1,988.4
33,463
59,381
2,058.6
34,667
13150Goulburn (C)
7,883
247.0
31,338
7,860
256.2
32,590
13200Grafton (C)
4,930
141.0
28,599
4,926
143.2
29,080
13300Greater Lithgow (C)
7,053
248.1
35,176
7,026
256.2
36,460
13350Greater Taree (C)
12,095
333.4
27,563
11,986
340.6
28,414
13400Great Lakes (A)
7,740
210.1
27,147
7,949
223.2
28,077
13450Griffith (C)
9,472
263.7
27,844
9,499
274.7
28,922
13500Gundagai (A)
1,302
33.0
25,365
1,299
35.0
26,964
13550Gunnedah (A)
4,098
115.3
28,126
3,953
114.0
28,827
13600Gunning (A)
730
23.3
31,943
727
24.8
34,084
13650Guyra (A)
1,139
29.1
25,571
1,107
30.0
27,117
13700Harden (A)
1,192
31.5
26,468
1,231
34.1
27,723
13750Hastings (A)
17,657
490.3
27,767
17,902
516.6
28,858
13800Hawkesbury (C)
25,794
858.6
33,287
25,558
881.7
34,499
13850Hay (A)
1,206
31.9
26,425
1,150
31.5
27,432
13900Holbrook (A)
829
22.7
27,384
813
24.3
29,885
13950Holroyd (C)
34,713
1,149.8
33,122
34,693
1,180.6
34,031
14000Hornsby (A)
68,613
2,860.5
41,690
67,266
2,963.6
44,058
14050Hume (A)
2,491
72.9
29,252
2,442
75.3
30,823
14100Hunter's Hill (A)
5,420
286.0
52,769
5,330
301.1
56,489
14150Hurstville (C)
30,005
1,071.2
35,700
30,243
1,125.8
37,227
14200Inverell (A)
4,552
121.1
26,600
4,557
125.2
27,464
14250Jerilderie (A)
695
18.4
26,453
652
18.6
28,499
14300Junee (A)
1,714
52.5
30,609
1,692
53.8
31,768
14350Kempsey (A)
6,873
183.2
26,654
6,884
189.3
27,493
14400Kiama (A)
7,097
246.1
34,677
7,091
254.6
35,899
14450Kogarah (A)
22,394
823.5
36,775
22,458
863.1
38,431
14500Ku-ring-gai (A)
42,369
2,333.1
55,065
41,326
2,448.2
59,241
14550Kyogle (A)
2,644
69.6
26,316
2,585
69.7
26,945
14600Lachlan (A)
1,911
49.5
25,911
1,893
51.6
27,269
14650Lake Macquarie (C)
66,720
2,193.3
32,873
66,971
2,266.1
33,837
14700Lane Cove (A)
15,316
795.6
51,947
14,988
824.9
55,041
14750Leeton (A)
4,179
124.6
29,820
4,140
130.1
31,433
14800Leichhardt (A)
32,078
1,495.7
46,628
31,908
1,588.5
49,784
14850Lismore (C)
13,500
374.0
27,703
13,172
372.6
28,287
14900Liverpool (C)
59,468
1,964.0
33,026
61,203
2,086.8
34,097
14950Lockhart (A)
1,099
29.3
26,654
1,051
29.1
27,728
15000Maclean (A)
4,279
116.1
27,140
4,618
126.9
27,470
15050Maitland (C)
20,751
693.2
33,408
20,955
725.4
34,617
15100Manilla (A)
796
21.4
26,836
804
21.9
27,186
15150Manly (A)
18,276
857.8
46,937
18,284
918.1
50,213
15200Marrickville (A)
35,166
1,255.5
35,701
34,580
1,296.0
37,480
15250Merriwa (A)
695
19.1
27,484
694
19.1
27,519
15300Moree Plains (A)
5,701
168.2
29,504
5,532
169.3
30,609
15350Mosman (A)
12,508
901.6
72,083
12,151
947.1
77,943
15400Mudgee (A)
5,880
180.6
30,707
5,788
183.6
31,727
15450Mulwaree (A)
2,138
67.0
31,353
2,156
70.6
32,743
15500Murray (A)
2,123
57.8
27,239
2,140
60.8
28,404
15550Murrumbidgee (A)
923
25.7
27,891
912
27.1
29,759
15600Murrurundi (A)
620
17.6
28,307
600
16.9
28,175
15650Muswellbrook (A)
5,655
211.6
37,421
5,620
221.2
39,361
15700Nambucca (A)
3,945
101.9
25,842
3,895
104.2
26,749
15750Narrabri (A)
5,383
154.1
28,625
5,205
154.8
29,738
15800Narrandera (A)
2,116
58.5
27,648
2,041
58.2
28,520
15850Narromine (A)
2,301
61.4
26,675
2,264
63.6
28,092
15900Newcastle (C)
52,413
1,759.3
33,567
52,448
1,817.6
34,655
15950North Sydney (A)
28,680
1,595.2
55,621
28,286
1,711.4
60,503
16000Nundle (A)
505
15.1
29,958
504
15.6
30,961
16100Oberon (A)
1,764
57.8
32,740
1,709
56.7
33,191
16150Orange (C)
14,358
457.3
31,849
14,439
476.6
33,006
16200Parkes (A)
4,592
135.1
29,423
4,558
142.7
31,307
16250Parramatta (C)
59,331
2,066.4
34,828
59,304
2,133.3
35,973
16300Parry (A)
4,196
121.7
29,014
4,172
126.0
30,197
16350Penrith (C)
76,357
2,552.8
33,433
76,727
2,641.8
34,431
16370Pittwater (A)
24,526
1,014.1
41,350
23,743
1,048.0
44,141
16400Port Stephens (A)
18,837
587.2
31,172
19,033
609.0
32,000
16420Pristine Waters (A)
2,674
71.7
26,797
2,648
73.6
27,806
16450Queanbeyan (C)
13,813
484.8
35,094
14,425
528.4
36,628
16500Quirindi (A)
1,510
41.8
27,695
1,502
41.6
27,725
16550Randwick (C)
57,862
2,174.0
37,573
57,164
2,263.7
39,601
16610Richmond Valley (A)
5,170
138.0
26,686
5,118
142.4
27,814
16650Rockdale (C)
37,750
1,297.0
34,358
37,409
1,332.5
35,618
16700Ryde (C)
42,058
1,637.0
38,922
41,827
1,705.7
40,780
16750Rylstone (A)
1,084
35.7
32,888
1,064
35.5
33,364
16800Scone (A)
3,608
118.0
32,708
3,690
126.6
34,322
16850Severn (A)
763
19.8
25,941
760
20.8
27,395
16900Shellharbour (C)
21,910
733.7
33,489
22,551
777.5
34,480
16950Shoalhaven (C)
24,025
699.8
29,127
24,619
745.7
30,288
17000Singleton (A)
7,950
318.7
40,085
8,199
342.9
41,816
17050Snowy River (A)
3,140
89.1
28,388
3,142
93.6
29,784
17070South Sydney (C)
43,041
1,737.4
40,367
43,068
1,829.7
42,484
17100Strathfield (A)
10,795
379.7
35,174
10,913
399.8
36,635
17150Sutherland Shire (A)
98,795
3,865.0
39,121
98,283
4,020.0
40,902
17200Sydney (C)
17,092
628.2
36,756
21,108
789.4
37,397
17250Tallaganda (A)
803
22.5
27,959
824
23.8
28,839
17300Tamworth (C)
13,585
407.1
29,963
13,659
422.8
30,954
17350Temora (A)
1,730
45.0
25,998
1,695
46.8
27,607
17400Tenterfield (A)
1,913
50.3
26,305
1,818
50.1
27,548
17450Tumbarumba (A)
1,315
36.4
27,657
1,293
37.2
28,774
17500Tumut (A)
4,213
122.9
29,171
4,222
132.7
31,429
17550Tweed (A)
19,665
527.6
26,829
20,012
554.1
27,688
17650Uralla (A)
1,844
51.4
27,857
1,794
50.6
28,194
17700Urana (A)
451
12.7
28,067
440
13.0
29,482
17750Wagga Wagga (C)
21,470
655.5
30,531
21,467
681.9
31,767
17800Wakool (A)
1,678
41.7
24,828
1,725
44.8
25,974
17850Walcha (A)
1,002
26.0
25,969
933
25.3
27,085
17900Walgett (A)
1,895
51.7
27,269
1,860
52.4
28,171
17950Warren (A)
1,249
34.1
27,269
1,222
34.9
28,577
18000Warringah (A)
62,423
2,503.2
40,101
61,404
2,615.7
42,599
18050Waverley (A)
31,051
1,309.9
42,185
31,369
1,410.5
44,965
18100Weddin (A)
967
23.9
24,739
974
25.6
26,325
18150Wellington (A)
2,284
61.2
26,801
2,248
62.4
27,759
18200Wentworth (A)
2,280
55.2
24,205
2,271
58.7
25,828
18250Willoughby (C)
28,498
1,430.3
50,189
28,513
1,547.4
54,271
18300Windouran (A)
151
4.1
27,223
148
4.3
29,306
18350Wingecarribee (A)
14,157
464.5
32,810
14,375
496.5
34,537
18400Wollondilly (A)
14,861
514.1
34,591
15,055
536.4
35,630
18450Wollongong (C)
70,027
2,464.1
35,187
70,876
2,580.7
36,411
18500Woollahra (A)
23,358
1,338.1
57,287
22,524
1,430.6
63,513
18550Wyong (A)
43,718
1,331.8
30,462
44,157
1,397.4
31,647
18600Yallaroi (A)
923
23.9
25,853
891
23.8
26,757
18650Yarrowlumla (A)
3,923
143.1
36,480
4,012
151.1
37,666
18700Yass (A)
3,744
121.5
32,458
3,720
126.9
34,107
18750Young (A)
3,691
98.6
26,712
3,747
101.8
27,176
19399Unincorporated NSW
497
14.8
29,841
476
14.9
31,224
19999LGA unknown
6,489
246.0
37,914
7,570
316.1
41,763
Total New South Wales
2,528,389
90,101.9
35,636
2,534,813
94,271.4
37,191
Source: ATO Income Tax Data.