VICTORIA
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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 Melbourne Statistical Division (SD) and Victoria - Balance with the highest average Wage and salary incomes in 2007-08.
The SLAs with the highest average Wage and salary incomes in Melbourne SD were located in areas around Port Philip Bay (incorporating the suburbs of Brighton, Port Melbourne and Albert Park) and the eastern suburbs of Prahran, Kew and Malvern.
Outside the Melbourne SD, the SLA with the highest average Wage and salary income was the Macedon Ranges (S) – Balance with $47,064. This region offers a semi-rural lifestyle close to Melbourne, with many residents commuting to the city for work.
The SLA of Newtown is an inner residential suburb of Geelong, which is the largest provincial centre in Victoria and a manufacturing, transportation and service hub.
The SLAs of Latrobe (C) - Traralgon and Latrobe (C ) - Balance are located in the State's Latrobe Valley, home of most of Victoria's power generation facilities and a paper mill.
TOP AVERAGE WAGES AND SALARIES, VICTORIA
|
 | | Average Annual Income | Average Annual
Growth Rate |
| | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
| Top 5 SLAs(a) | | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | % |
|
| Melbourne SD | | | | | | | |
| Bayside (C) - Brighton | 58 526 | 62 022 | 63 948 | 66 283 | 67 529 | 3.6 |
| Port Phillip (C) - West | 55 578 | 58 945 | 61 327 | 63 445 | 66 850 | 4.7 |
| Stonnington (C) - Prahran | 53 089 | 55 468 | 56 955 | 60 141 | 61 030 | 3.5 |
| Boroondara (C) - Kew | 50 911 | 54 800 | 56 938 | 59 474 | 60 599 | 4.5 |
| Stonnington (C) - Malvern | 52 791 | 55 056 | 56 917 | 59 188 | 60 592 | 3.5 |
| Melbourne SD | | 38 762 | 40 368 | 41 840 | 43 302 | 44 837 | 3.7 |
| Balance Vic | | | | | | | |
| Macedon Ranges (S) - Bal | 40 402 | 42 459 | 43 773 | 45 386 | 47 064 | 3.9 |
| Latrobe (C) - Traralgon | 37 825 | 39 157 | 41 181 | 43 026 | 45 905 | 5.0 |
| Newtown | 39 071 | 40 661 | 42 254 | 43 538 | 44 010 | 3.0 |
| Latrobe (C) Bal | 36 785 | 37 887 | 39 719 | 41 594 | 43 611 | 4.3 |
| Greater Geelong (C) - Pt C | 37 451 | 38 894 | 40 106 | 41 666 | 43 129 | 3.6 |
| Bal VIc (b) | | 31 412 | 32 720 | 34 041 | 35 188 | 36 478 | 3.8 |
| VIC | | 36 882 | 38 421 | 39 861 | 41 260 | 42 782 | 3.8 |
|
| (a) Top 5 SLAs exclude regions with less than 100 Wage and salary earners |
| (b) Excludes SLA 'Vic Unknown' |
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION
Melbourne 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 34% of Wage and salary earners in Booroondara (C) - Kew, and around 30% in the other four SLAs, compared to 20% for the State in general.
Managers and Administrators also made up a substantial proportion of Wage and salary earners in these SLAs (between 15% and 21%), compared to the Victorian total of 10%.
Balance Victoria
A higher proportion of Wage and salary earners in the SLAs of Newtown and Macedon Ranges (S) - Balance were employed as Professionals, or Managers and Administrators, than other SLAs in the top five, and for the State as a whole. Wage and salary earners in Latrobe (C) - Traralgon and Latrobe (C) Balance were more likely to work as Tradespersons and Related Workers; over 15% of earners in each SLA were employed in this group, compared to around 9% for Victoria.
PROPORTION OF WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION,
Selected Statistical Local Areas, Victoria, 2007-08
| |
| |
| | 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 | |
| Top 5 SLAs(a) | | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| |
| Melbourne SD | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bayside (C) - Brighton | 20.5 | 29.1 | 7.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 15.8 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 2.3 | 9.7 | |
| Port Phillip (C) - West | 20.1 | 30.5 | 8.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 14.4 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 10.2 | |
| Stonnington (C) - Prahran | 16.9 | 30.6 | 9.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 16.2 | 1.2 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 10.3 | |
| Boroondara (C) - Kew | 15.4 | 34.0 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 15.2 | 1.3 | 7.7 | 3.0 | 9.9 | |
| Stonnington (C) - Malvern | 16.3 | 30.4 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 16.3 | 1.4 | 8.2 | 3.1 | 10.0 | |
| Melbourne SD | | 10.6 | 21.0 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 2.7 | 17.5 | 5.8 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 8.9 | |
| Balance Vic | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Macedon Ranges (S) - Bal | 12.1 | 22.6 | 7.7 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 17.2 | 4.2 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 8.1 | |
| Latrobe (C) - Traralgon | 7.1 | 16.1 | 7.1 | 15.0 | 1.6 | 15.9 | 9.6 | 11.3 | 9.3 | 6.9 | |
| Newtown | 11.0 | 27.4 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 16.2 | 3.3 | 9.5 | 5.8 | 9.0 | |
| Latrobe (C) Bal | 6.3 | 16.1 | 6.4 | 16.4 | 1.5 | 15.5 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 6.5 | |
| Greater Geelong (C) - Pt C | 8.8 | 15.0 | 6.9 | 13.1 | 2.4 | 17.2 | 8.2 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 8.7 | |
| Bal VIc (b) | | 7.9 | 16.8 | 6.6 | 11.4 | 1.9 | 16.2 | 7.2 | 10.6 | 13.9 | 7.5 | |
| VIC | | 10.0 | 20.0 | 7.0 | 9.1 | 2.5 | 17.2 | 6.1 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 8.6 | |
| |
| (a) Top 5 SLAs exclude regions with less than 100 Wage and salary earners |
| (b) Excludes SLA 'Vic Unknown' |
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY WAGE AND SALARY INCOME
Melbourne Statistical Division
Just under 9% of Wage and salary earners in Victoria reported Wage and salary incomes above $83,200 in 2007-08. The proportion of Wage and salary earners falling into this category in the top five SLAs ranged from 16.7% in Stonnington (C) - Prahran to 23% in Port Phillip (C) - West. Over 15% of Wage and salary earners in Bayside (C) - Brighton and Port Phillip (C) - West earned over $104,000 in 2007-08 (compared to 4.5% of the Victorian total).
Balance Victoria
Among the top five SLAs outside the Melbourne SD, the proportion of Wage and salary earners reporting incomes of $83,200 or more was highest in Latrobe (C) - Traralgon and Macedon Ranges (S) - Balance.
PROPORTION OF WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY WAGE AND SALARY INCOME RANGES,
Selected Statistical Local Areas, Victoria, 2007-08
|
|
| | $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) | | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
|
| Melbourne SD | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bayside (C) - Brighton | 20.7 | 9.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.0 | 10.9 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 15.8 |
| Port Phillip (C) - West | 14.6 | 7.0 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 14.3 | 10.0 | 7.7 | 15.3 |
| Stonnington (C) - Prahran | 17.3 | 8.0 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 13.9 | 8.8 | 5.7 | 11.0 |
| Boroondara (C) - Kew | 20.8 | 9.2 | 10.9 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 12.2 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 12.5 |
| Stonnington (C) - Malvern | 21.1 | 9.0 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 12.7 |
| Melbourne SD | | 18.4 | 9.4 | 13.1 | 14.4 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
| Balance Vic | | | | | | | | | | |
| Macedon Ranges (S) - Bal | 19.6 | 9.6 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 10.7 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 5.8 | 7.2 |
| Latrobe (C) - Traralgon | 17.5 | 9.5 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 11.1 | 13.1 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 6.6 |
| Newtown | 21.8 | 9.9 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 5.9 |
| Latrobe (C) Bal | 19.1 | 9.8 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| Greater Geelong (C) - Pt C | 18.7 | 9.5 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 11.5 | 14.8 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 4.2 |
| Bal Vic (b) | | 21.9 | 11.0 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| VIC | | 19.3 | 9.8 | 13.6 | 14.8 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
|
| (a) Top 5 SLAs exclude regions with less than 100 Wage and salary earners |
| (b) Excludes SLA 'Vic Unknown' |
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX
Melbourne Statistical Division
Across Victoria there were more male Wage and salary earners than female earners, with males accounting for almost 52% of the Wage and salary earner population. The top five SLAs in Melbourne SD were all characterised by a higher proportion of female earners than the State average, however in only one of these SLAs - Boroondara (C) - Kew - did the proportion of female Wage and salary earners exceed the proportion of male earners.
|
Balance Victoria
Outside of the Melbourne SD, four of the top five SLAs were consistent with the State, in that the proportion of male Wage and salary earners exceeded female earners. The exception was Newtown, where the proportion of female Wage and salary earners equalled that of male earners.
PROPORTION OF WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX,
Selected Statistical Local Areas, Victoria, 2007-08
|
|
| | Male | Female |
| Top 5 SLAs(a) | | % | % |
|
| Melbourne SD | | | |
| Bayside (C) - Brighton | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| Port Phillip (C) - West | 50.6 | 49.4 |
| Stonnington (C) - Prahran | 50.1 | 49.9 |
| Boroondara (C) - Kew | 49.4 | 50.6 |
| Stonnington (C) - Malvern | 50.1 | 49.9 |
| Melbourne SD | | 51.8 | 48.2 |
| Balance Vic | | | |
| Macedon Ranges (S) - Bal | 50.9 | 49.1 |
| Latrobe (C) - Traralgon | 53.3 | 46.7 |
| Newtown | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| Latrobe (C) Bal | 53.5 | 46.5 |
| Greater Geelong (C) - Pt C | 52.7 | 47.3 |
| Bal Vic (b) | | 51.6 | 48.4 |
| VIC | | 51.8 | 48.2 |
|
| (a) Top 5 SLAs exclude regions with less than 100 Wage and salary earners |
| (b) Excludes SLA 'Vic Unknown' |
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE
Melbourne Statistical Division
|
Bayside (C) - Brighton had a relatively older Wage and salary earner population (21.7% aged 55 years and older) compared to other SLAs in the top five and for Victoria as a whole (14.4%). On the other hand, Stonnington (C) - Prahran and Port Phillip (C) - West had a higher proportion of Wage and salary earners in the 25-34 year old age bracket (39.2% and 35.5% respectively), compared to 23.7% of all Wage and salary earners in Victoria.
Balance Victoria
The age distributions of Wage and salary earners in the top five SLAs outside Melbourne SD were generally consistent with that for the State in general.
PROPORTION OF WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE,
Selected Statistical Local Areas, Victoria, 2007-08 |
|
| | 15-24 | 25-34 | 35-44 | 45-54 | 55-64 | 65+ |
| Top 5 SLAs(a) | | % | % | % | % | % | % |
|
| Melbourne SD | | | | | | | |
| Bayside (C) - Brighton | 15.7 | 16.4 | 22.0 | 24.3 | 16.4 | 5.3 |
| Port Phillip (C) - West | 11.4 | 35.5 | 24.4 | 14.7 | 11.0 | 3.0 |
| Stonnington (C) - Prahran | 15.1 | 39.2 | 19.8 | 12.6 | 9.4 | 3.9 |
| Boroondara (C) - Kew | 17.2 | 23.7 | 20.8 | 20.7 | 13.2 | 4.4 |
| Stonnington (C) - Malvern | 17.8 | 24.7 | 21.6 | 19.2 | 12.7 | 3.9 |
| Melbourne SD | | 18.1 | 25.3 | 23.1 | 19.8 | 11.5 | 2.2 |
| Balance Vic | | | | | | | |
| Macedon Ranges (S) - Bal | 16.8 | 14.2 | 24.9 | 25.6 | 15.9 | 2.6 |
| Latrobe (C) - Traralgon | 19.4 | 21.3 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 12.0 | 1.9 |
| Newtown | 20.0 | 21.2 | 20.7 | 22.2 | 13.0 | 2.9 |
| Latrobe (C) Bal | 19.1 | 17.6 | 21.4 | 25.5 | 14.1 | 2.3 |
| Greater Geelong (C) - Pt C | 18.5 | 19.0 | 25.2 | 23.5 | 12.2 | 1.6 |
| Bal Vic (b) | | 19.5 | 18.8 | 22.0 | 23.3 | 14.0 | 2.4 |
| VIC | | 18.5 | 23.7 | 22.8 | 20.7 | 12.1 | 2.3 |
|
| (a) Top 5 SLAs exclude regions with less than 100 Wage and salary earners |
| (b) Excludes SLA 'Vic 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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