AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY


TOP AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY INCOME REGIONS, 2006-07

The SLAs with the highest Wage and salary income in the Australian Capital Territory in 2006-07 were all clustered south or south-east of the centre of Canberra.

Top Average Wages and Salaries, Australian Capital Territory
		Average Annual Income
		2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	Average Annual Growth Rate
Top 5 SLAs(a)		$	$	$	$	%
Canberra SD
	Forrest	54 816	59 208	59 302	61 208	3.7
	Red Hill	54 802	59 187	59 309	61 154	3.7
	Griffith	54 612	58 907	59 189	61 048	3.8
	Kingston	52 886	56 496	58 380	60 172	4.4
	Narrabundah	52 903	56 487	58 367	60 165	4.4
Canberra SD		42 841	45 392	47 071	49 122	4.7
Balance of ACT(b)		40 061	43 031	44 503	46 868	5.4
(a) Top 5 SLAs exclude regions with less than 100 Wage and salary earners
(b) Excludes SLA 'ACT 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.