TASMANIA

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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 Greater Hobart Statistical Division (SD) and Tasmania - Balance with the highest average Wage and salary incomes in 2007-08.

The SLA of West Coast (M) had the highest average Wage and salary income in Tasmania in 2007-08 ($43,988). This SLA is outside the Greater Hobart SD, and incorporates the inland population centres of Queenstown, Zeehan and Tullah. The region is known for its tourism, mining and fishing industries. It also recorded one of the State's highest average annual growth rates in Wages and salaries between 2003-04 and 2007-08 (6.4%). In the Greater Hobart SD, Hobart (C) - Inner had the highest average Wage and salary income in 2007-08 ($42,395).

TOP AVERAGE WAGES AND SALARIES, TASMANIA
		2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	Average Annual Growth Rate
Top 5 SLAs(a)		$	$	$	$	$	%
Greater Hobart SD
	Hobart (C) - Inner	36 546	37 711	39 474	41 300	42 395	3.8
	Hobart (C) - Remanider	36 520	37 633	39 398	40 834	42 204	3.7
	Kingborough (M) - Pt A	33 810	34 987	36 049	37 709	39 038	3.7
	Clarence (C)	33 014	34 274	35 896	37 242	38 854	4.2
	Sorell (M) - Pt A	30 131	30 806	32 089	34 172	35 580	4.2
Greater Hobart SD		33 021	34 118	35 660	37 065	38 563	4.0
Balance Tas
	West Coast (M)	34 377	37 512	39 599	41 213	43 988	6.4
	George Town (M) - Pt B	32 871	34 080	35 099	36 456	38 324	3.9
	Burnie (C) - Pt A	31 478	32 582	33 988	35 748	38 230	5.0
	Burnie (C) - Pt B	31 287	33 086	34 718	35 911	38 048	5.0
	Launceston (C) - Inner	32 515	33 752	35 258	36 418	37 889	3.9
Bal Tas (b)		30 091	31 199	32 527	33 898	35 541	4.2
TAS		31 358	32 467	33 903	35 288	36 874	4.1

(a) Top 5 SLAs exclude regions with less than 100 Wage and salary earners (b) Excludes SLA 'Tas Unknown'

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION

Greater Hobart Statistical Division
For two of the top five SLAs - Hobart (C) Inner and Hobart (C) Remainder, more than 30% of Wage and salary earners were employed as Professionals (compared to the State average of around 18%). 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.

Balance of Tasmania
With the exception of Launceston (C ) - Inner, other SLAs in the top five had a higher proportion of Labourers & Related Workers than the State average. Compared to the State, a higher proportion of Wage and salary earners in West Coast (M) were employed as Tradespersons and Related Workers, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers, and Labourers and Related Workers.

PROPORTION OF WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY OCCUPATION, Selected Statistical Local Areas, Tasmania, 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)		%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Greater Hobart SD
	Hobart (C) - Inner	8.2	32.0	7.9	4.9	2.4	16.9	1.5	8.2	4.5	13.5
	Hobart (C) - Remainder	8.7	30.7	7.8	4.9	1.8	17.2	1.9	8.2	5.3	13.6
	Kingborough (M) - Pt A	7.9	24.2	8.2	8.5	2.0	18.5	3.5	9.1	6.4	11.7
	Clarence (C)	8.2	17.9	8.5	9.9	2.0	19.7	4.5	10.7	7.6	10.9
	Sorell (M) - Pt A	6.4	12.2	7.5	12.2	1.5	20.3	6.9	11.3	11.8	9.9
Greater Hobart SD		7.3	19.5	7.6	9.5	1.8	19.1	4.9	10.2	8.5	11.6
Balance Tas
	West Coast (M)	5.1	9.1	7.1	13.9	0.7	15.4	16.8	8.8	18.0	5.1
	George Town (M) - Pt B	8.3	16.8	4.7	12.1	1.2	15.4	9.1	6.5	17.2	8.7
	Burnie (C) - Pt A	6.0	13.4	6.4	12.9	1.4	18.5	8.9	11.1	14.0	7.4
	Burnie (C) - Pt B	5.5	10.4	5.4	14.5	1.6	15.1	12.3	9.4	18.5	7.2
	Launceston (C) - Inner	9.1	19.7	4.5	12.1	0.0	18.9	9.1	11.4	6.1	9.1
Bal Tas (b)		7.2	17.2	7.1	10.2	1.6	18.3	6.3	10.2	11.4	10.4
TAS		7.2	17.7	7.2	10.0	1.7	18.5	6.0	10.2	10.8	10.7

(a) Top 5 SLAs exclude regions with less than 100 Wage and salary earners

(b) Excludes SLA 'Tas Unknown'

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY WAGE AND SALARY INCOME

Greater Hobart Statistical Division
Just under 5% of Wage and salary earners in Tasmania 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 two SLAs (Hobart (C) - Inner and Hobart (C) - Remainder) was around 8%.

Balance of Tasmania
Compared to the State as a whole, a substantially higher proportion of Wage and salary earners in West Coast (M) earned more than $83,200 in 2007-08 (over 13%, compared to around 5% for Tasmania).

PROPORTION OF WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY WAGE AND SALARY INCOME RANGES, Selected Statistical Local Areas, Tasmania, 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)		%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Greater Hobart SD
	Hobart (C) - Inner	19.9	9.6	12.9	13.7	12.4	13.9	9.4	4.3	4.1
	Hobart (C) - Remainder	22.3	9.8	12.3	13.1	11.9	13.4	8.9	4.0	4.3
	Kingborough (M) - Pt A	20.6	9.8	14.1	15.0	13.1	13.2	7.9	3.5	2.7
	Clarence (C)	18.7	10.0	14.4	16.4	13.8	13.5	7.7	3.3	2.2
	Sorell (M) - Pt A	18.0	11.0	15.8	20.0	13.7	13.0	5.7	1.9	0.8
Greater Hobart SD		19.9	10.1	14.3	16.4	13.6	13.1	7.3	3.0	2.3
Balance Tas
	West Coast (M)	20.1	10.5	12.3	11.7	8.9	12.3	10.7	9.1	4.4
	George Town (M) - Pt B	21.0	9.5	14.8	15.8	11.7	12.3	8.4	4.3	2.3
	Burnie (C) - Pt A	19.5	11.0	14.9	16.4	12.6	13.3	7.4	2.8	2.1
	Burnie (C) - Pt B	19.7	12.4	14.7	14.0	11.3	13.9	7.8	3.4	2.8
	Launceston (C) - Inner	20.3	9.8	15.0	17.3	12.8	12.8	8.3	0.0	3.8
Bal Tas (b)		21.9	10.9	15.3	17.3	12.7	11.6	6.1	2.5	1.7
TAS		21.0	10.5	14.9	16.9	13.1	12.2	6.6	2.7	2.0

(a) Top 5 SLAs exclude regions with less than 100 Wage and salary earners

(b) Excludes SLA 'Tas Unknown'

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX

Greater Hobart Statistical Division
Across Tasmania there were more male Wage and salary earners than female earners, with males accounting for around 51% of the Wage and salary earner population. However, in each of the top five SLAs in Greater Hobart SD, female Wage and salary earners outnumbered male earners.

Balance of Tasmania
With the exception of Launceston (C) - Inner, the SLAs outside of the Greater Hobart SD had considerably more males as Wage and salary earners.

PROPORTION OF WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY SEX, Selected Statistical Local Areas, Tasmania, 2007-08
		Male	Female
Top 5 SLAs(a)		%	%
Greater Hobart SD
	Hobart (C) - Inner	48.5	51.5
	Hobart (C) - Remainder	49.1	50.9
	Kingborough (M) - Pt A	48.7	51.3
	Clarence (C)	49.2	50.8
	Sorell (M) - Pt A	49.3	50.7
Greater Hobart SD		49.8	50.2
Balance Tas
	West Coast (M)	56.6	43.4
	George Town (M) - Pt B	55.1	44.9
	Burnie (C) - Pt A	53.0	47.0
	Burnie (C) - Pt B	55.5	44.5
	Launceston (C) - Inner	51.5	48.5
Bal Tas (b)		52.3	47.7
TAS		51.2	48.8

(a) Top 5 SLAs exclude regions with less than 100 Wage and salary earners

(b) Excludes SLA 'Tas Unknown'

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE

Greater Hobart Statistical Division
The SLAs of Hobart (C) - Inner and Hobart (C) - Remainder had slightly higher proportions of Wage and salary earners aged between 15 and 34 years (between 43% and 46%) compared to the State as a whole (39%).

Balance of Tasmania
The age distributions of Wage and salary earners in the top five SLAs outside Greater Hobart SD were generally consistent with that for the State in general.

PROPORTION OF WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY AGE, Selected Statistical Local Areas, Tasmania, 2007-08
		15-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Top 5 SLAs(a)		%	%	%	%	%	%
Greater Hobart SD
	Hobart (C) - Inner	20.1	25.9	20.3	19.9	11.8	1.9
	Hobart (C) - Remainder	20.9	22.8	19.5	21.0	13.3	2.5
	Kingborough (M) - Pt A	19.2	18.7	21.9	24.0	14.3	2.0
	Clarence (C)	18.6	18.9	21.5	23.9	14.7	2.4
	Sorell (M) - Pt A	17.6	19.4	23.5	24.8	13.2	1.5
Greater Hobart SD		19.6	20.7	21.6	22.6	13.4	2.1
Balance Tas
	West Coast (M)	18.3	21.6	24.9	21.5	11.5	2.0
	George Town (M) - Pt B	15.1	14.7	23.9	27.1	16.3	2.9
	Burnie (C) - Pt A	20.8	19.9	22.9	22.3	12.1	2.0
	Burnie (C) - Pt B	17.2	16.6	25.0	25.4	13.4	2.4
	Launceston (C) - Inner	19.4	20.1	20.9	22.4	13.4	3.7
Bal Tas (b)		19.0	18.8	22.8	23.5	13.7	2.2
TAS		19.3	19.7	22.2	23.1	13.6	2.2

(a) Top 5 SLAs exclude regions with less than 100 Wage and salary earners

(b) Excludes SLA 'Tas 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.