NEW SOUTH WALES
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Top Average Wage and Salary Income Regions, 2007-08
Wage and Salary Earners By Occupation
Wage and Salary Earners By Wage and Salary Income
Wage and Salary Earners By Sex
Wage and Salary Earners By Age
TOP AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY INCOME REGIONS, 2007-08
This article focuses on the five SLAs in Sydney Statistical Division (SD) and New South Wales - Balance with the highest average Wage and salary incomes in 2007-08.
The SLA of Mosman (A), on Sydney's northern shore, had the highest average Wage and salary income in New South Wales - and Australia - in 2007-08. It also recorded one of the State's highest average annual growth rates in Wages and salaries (almost 8%) between 2003-04 and 2007-08. The neighbouring SLAs of North Sydney, Woollahra (in Sydney's east), Hunters Hill (on the lower north shore) and Ku-ring-gai (in Sydney's north) also feature in the top five, recording average Wage and salary incomes greater than $73,000 in 2007-08.
Outside the Sydney Statistical Division, the SLA of Singleton (A) had the highest average Wages and salary income of $53,069 in 2007-08. Singleton , together with the SLA of Muswellbrook (A), are located in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales. Both areas have strong industrial sectors based on coal mining and electricity generation.
The economy of Cobar (A) - in North Western SD - is built around its copper, zinc, lead, silver and gold mining industries.
Queanbeyan and Palerang (Pt A), whilst located in New South Wales, are both within commuting distance of the nation's capital, Canberra.
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TOP AVERAGE WAGES AND SALARIES, NEW SOUTH WALES
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 | | Average Annual Income | Average Annual |
| | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | Growth Rate |
| Top 5 SLAs(a) | | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | % |
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| Sydney SD | | | | | | | |
| Mosman (A) | 82 001 | 88 300 | 93 645 | 106 397 | 109 491 | 7.5 |
| Woollahra (A) | 66 611 | 72 418 | 75 520 | 85 225 | 85 462 | 6.4 |
| Hunters Hill (A) | 64 293 | 72 529 | 78 225 | 77 798 | 77 873 | 4.9 |
| North Sydney (A) | 62 997 | 66 534 | 68 788 | 72 939 | 75 055 | 4.5 |
| Ku-ring-gai (A) | 61 943 | 65 452 | 67 516 | 71 371 | 73 484 | 4.4 |
| Sydney SD | | 42 811 | 44 799 | 46 425 | 48 428 | 50 136 | 4.0 |
| Balance of NSW | | | | | | | |
| Singleton (A) | 45 226 | 46 072 | 48 918 | 51 804 | 53 069 | 4.1 |
| Queanbeyan (C) | 40 966 | 44 040 | 45 455 | 48 213 | 50 599 | 5.4 |
| Cobar (A) | 41 264 | 42 604 | 44 202 | 46 343 | 50 030 | 4.9 |
| Muswellbrook (A) | 42 085 | 43 780 | 46 174 | 48 042 | 49 555 | 4.2 |
| Palerang (A)-Pt A | 40 711 | 43 105 | 45 353 | 47 337 | 49 498 | 5.0 |
| Bal NSW (b) | | 33 360 | 34 774 | 36 307 | 37 717 | 39 114 | 4.1 |
| NSW | | 39 648 | 41 433 | 43 032 | 44 850 | 46 513 | 4.1 |
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| (a) Top 5 SLAs exclude regions with less than 100 Wage and salary earners |
| (b) Excludes SLA 'NSW Unknown' |
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WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION
Sydney Statistical Division
Compared to the State as a whole, a higher proportion of Wage and salary earners in the top five SLAs were working as Professionals. This occupational group includes persons working in fields that are characterised by the need for a skill level equal to, or exceeding, a bachelor degree (or at least five years relevant experience). Occupations in this category include chemists, architects, accountants, engineers and dentists. This group accounted for over one-third of Wage and salary earners in North Sydney (A) and over 31% in Ku-ring-gai (A).
Similarly, the proportion of Wage and salary earners employed as Managers and Administrators was substantially higher in the top five SLAs (ranging from 18% to 23%) than for New South Wales in general (9.5%).
Balance New South Wales
Compared to the State average, Wage and salary earners in these top five SLAs were less likely to be employed as Professionals, or Managers and Administrators. In the mining regions of Singleton (A), Muswellbrook (A) and Cobar (A), a higher proportion of Wage and salary earners were employed as Intermediate Production and Transport Workers, and Tradespersons and Related Workers, compared to the State as a whole.
PROPORTION OF WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION,
Selected Statistical Local Areas, New South Wales, 2007-08 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Managers
& Admini-
strators | Profess-
ionals | Associate
Profess-
ionals | Trades-
persons
& Related
Workers | Advanced
Clerical,
Sales
& Service
Workers | Inter-
mediate
Clerical,
Sales
& Service
Workers | Inter-
mediate
Production
& Transport
Workers | Elementary
Clerical,
Sales
& Service
Workers | Labourers
& Related
Workers | Not
Stated |
| Top5 SLAs(a) | | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
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| Sydney SD | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mosman (A) | 22.7 | 26.6 | 8.9 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 15.4 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 12.3 |
| Woollahra (A) | 21.2 | 28.7 | 8.3 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 15.6 | 0.9 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 11.4 |
| Hunters Hill (A) | 20.3 | 28.1 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 15.6 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 11.2 |
| North Sydney (A) | 19.0 | 33.7 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 14.1 | 1.1 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 11.4 |
| Ku-ring-gai (A) | 18.1 | 31.4 | 7.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 15.4 | 1.0 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 11.6 |
| Sydney SD | | 10.7 | 21.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 17.8 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 9.7 |
| Balance NSW | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Singleton (A) | 5.8 | 11.9 | 6.6 | 16.0 | 1.9 | 14.4 | 17.6 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 7.2 |
| Queanbeyan (C) | 6.9 | 15.7 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 18.3 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 19.3 |
| Cobar (A) | 4.5 | 11.7 | 6.3 | 16.2 | 1.3 | 13.9 | 20.1 | 8.6 | 12.9 | 4.5 |
| Muswellbrook (A) | 5.5 | 11.1 | 7.9 | 16.5 | 1.4 | 14.7 | 13.8 | 9.7 | 13.7 | 5.7 |
| Palerang (A) - Pt A | 7.4 | 17.2 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 19.0 | 5.0 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 17.7 |
| Bal NSW (b) | | 7.1 | 16.7 | 6.8 | 11.3 | 2.0 | 17.6 | 7.4 | 10.7 | 12.1 | 8.4 |
| NSW | | 9.5 | 19.8 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 17.8 | 6.2 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.3 |
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| (a) Top 5 SLAs exclude regions with less than 100 Wage and salary earners |
| (b) Excludes SLA 'NSW Unknown' |
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY WAGE AND SALARY INCOME
Sydney Statistical Division
In each of the top five SLAs, at least 24% of earners received a Wage and salary income of $83,200 or more. This compared to just 11.1% of earners in New South Wales. In the SLA of Mosman (A), almost 22% of Wage and salary earners reported a Wage and salary income of $104,000 or more, compared to 5.8% of the State's earners.
Balance New South Wales
Among the top five SLAs outside the Sydney SD, the proportion of Wage and salary earners reporting incomes of $83,200 or more was highest in the mining centres of Singleton (A) (22.9%), Muswellbrook (A) (18.9%) and Cobar (A) (17.9%).
PROPORTION OF WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY WAGE AND SALARY INCOME RANGES,
Selected Statistical Local Areas, New South Wales, 2007-08
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| | $0
to less than
$13,000 | $13,000
to less than
$20,800 | $20,800
to less than
$31,200 | $31,200
to less than
$41,600 | $41,600
to less than
$52,000 | $52,000
to less than
$67,600 | $67,600
to less than
$83,200 | $83,200
to less than
$104,000 | $104,000
or more | |
| Top 5 SLAs(a) | | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
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| Sydney SD | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mosman (A) | 17.2 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 11.1 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 21.8 | |
| Woollahra (A) | 17.7 | 7.9 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 12.0 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 17.4 | |
| Hunters Hill (A) | 17.3 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 11.3 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 17.5 | |
| North Sydney (A) | 12.9 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 13.7 | 11.2 | 8.8 | 18.3 | |
| Ku-ring-gai (A) | 21.5 | 8.7 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 9.8 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 18.3 | |
| Sydney SD | | 17.3 | 9.0 | 12.1 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 9.2 | 5.8 | 7.2 | |
| Balance NSW | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Singleton (A) | 16.7 | 9.0 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 13.7 | |
| Queanbeyan (C) | 13.3 | 7.0 | 10.7 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 17.5 | 11.5 | 7.3 | 6.3 | |
| Cobar (A) | 15.3 | 8.7 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 9.5 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 6.7 | |
| Muswellbrook (A) | 17.4 | 8.5 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 11.0 | |
| Palerang (A) - Pt A | 14.3 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 16.8 | 11.2 | 7.5 | 6.3 | |
| Bal NSW (b) | | 20.5 | 10.5 | 14.7 | 15.7 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 3.1 | |
| NSW | | 18.3 | 9.5 | 13.0 | 14.1 | 12.1 | 13.2 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 5.8 | |
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| (a) Top 5 SLAs exclude regions with less than 100 Wage and salary earners |
| (b) Excludes SLA 'NSW Unknown' |
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX
Sydney Statistical Division
Across New South Wales there were more male Wage and salary earners than female earners, with males accounting for 52% of the Wage and salary earner population. The top five SLAs in Sydney SD all featured a higher proportion of female earners than the State average. In three of the top five SLAs, the proportion of female Wage and salary earners was higher than the proportion of male earners. |
Balance New South Wales
Outside of the Sydney SD, the top four SLAs were consistent with the State, in that the proportion of male Wage and salary earners exceeded female earners. The exception was Palerang (A) – Pt A, where the proportion of female Wage and salary earners slightly exceeded the proportion of male earners.
PROPORTION OF WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX,
Selected Statistical Local Areas, New South Wales, 2007-08
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| | Male | Female |
| Top 5 SLAs(a) | | % | % |
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| Sydney SD | | | |
| Mosman (A) | 49.2 | 50.8 |
| Woollahra (A) | 48.0 | 52.0 |
| Hunters Hill (A) | 50.4 | 49.6 |
| North Sydney (A) | 48.4 | 51.6 |
| Ku-ring-gai (A) | 50.9 | 49.1 |
| Sydney SD | | 52.0 | 48.0 |
| Balance NSW | | | |
| Singleton (A) | 57.8 | 42.2 |
| Queanbeyan (C) | 50.6 | 49.4 |
| Cobar (A) | 57.7 | 42.3 |
| Muswellbrook (A) | 56.4 | 43.6 |
| Palerang (A) - Pt A | 49.8 | 50.2 |
| Bal NSW (b) | | 51.8 | 48.2 |
| NSW | | 52.0 | 48.0 |
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(a) Top 5 SLAs exclude regions with less than 100 Wage and salary earners |
| (b) Excludes SLA 'NSW Unknown' |
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WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE
Sydney Statistical Division |
Wage and salary earners in the top five SLAs were generally older than for the State as a whole. For example, over 20% of Wage and salary earners in Ku-ring-gai (A), Hunters Hill (A) and Mosman (A) were aged 55 years or over, compared to around 15% of all Wage and salary earners in New South Wales. North Sydney (A) had a higher proportion of Wage and salary earners in the 25-34 year old age bracket compared to the other top five SLAs, and the State in general.
Balance New South Wales
The age distributions of the Wage and salary earners in the top five SLAs outside Sydney SD were generally consistent with that for the State in general.
PROPORTION OF WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE,
Selected Statistical Local Areas, New South Wales, 2007-08
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| | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Top 5 SLAs(a) | | % | % | % | % | % | % |
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| Sydney SD | | | | | | | |
| Mosman (A) | 13.1 | 24.8 | 22.5 | 18.7 | 15.3 | 5.6 |
| Woollahra (A) | 13.2 | 31.4 | 20.8 | 15.4 | 12.8 | 6.3 |
| Hunters Hill (A) | 15.5 | 19.3 | 22.3 | 21.0 | 16.4 | 5.4 |
| North Sydney (A) | 11.5 | 37.4 | 22.3 | 13.8 | 11.5 | 3.6 |
| Ku-ring-gai (A) | 18.4 | 14.9 | 20.6 | 24.2 | 15.9 | 6.0 |
| Sydney SD | | 18.2 | 26.1 | 22.3 | 19.3 | 11.6 | 2.5 |
| Balance NSW | | | | | | | |
| Singleton (A) | 20.1 | 21.7 | 24.1 | 22.0 | 10.6 | 1.5 |
| Queanbeyan (C) | 18.6 | 21.4 | 25.5 | 21.7 | 11.0 | 1.7 |
| Cobar (A) | 21.4 | 22.0 | 21.9 | 22.6 | 10.2 | 2.0 |
| Muswellbrook (A) | 20.5 | 21.3 | 23.2 | 21.2 | 11.9 | 2.0 |
| Palerang (A) - Pt A | 17.3 | 18.6 | 24.6 | 24.3 | 13.0 | 2.2 |
| Bal NSW (b) | | 19.4 | 19.2 | 22.1 | 23.2 | 13.5 | 2.6 |
| NSW | | 18.6 | 23.9 | 22.2 | 20.6 | 12.2 | 2.5 |
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| (a) Top 5 SLAs exclude regions with less than 100 Wage and salary earners |
| (b) Excludes SLA 'NSW 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. |
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