SOUTH AUSTRALIA

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Top Average Wage and Salary Income Regions, 2008-09
Average Wage and Salary Incomes in the Adelaide Statistical Division, 2008-09
Number of Wage and Salary Earners by Income Range, 2003-04 to 2008-09



TOP AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY INCOME REGIONS, 2008-09

This section focuses on the five SLAs in Adelaide Statistical Division (SD) and South Australia - Balance with the highest average Wage and salary incomes in 2008-09.

		Average Annual Wage and Salary Income						Average Annual Growth Rate
		2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
Top 5 SLAs (a)		$	$	$	$	$	$	%
Adelaide SD	Unley (C) - East	42,725	44,661	46,673	48,268	50,115	54,066	4.8
	Burnside (C) - South-West	42,387	45,095	46,366	47,704	49,732	53,956	4.9
	Mitcham (C) - North-East	40,953	43,874	45,642	47,927	49,375	52,698	5.2
	Walkerville (M)	43,588	44,389	45,868	46,457	49,321	52,136	3.6
	Norw. P'ham St Ptrs (C) - West	41,224	43,289	45,192	46,363	47,777	51,836	4.7
Adelaide SD		34,728	36,229	37,521	38,936	40,546	43,056	4.4
Balance of SA	Roxby Downs (M)	52,284	54,539	57,166	61,633	68,028	76,204	7.8
	Unincorp. Flinders Ranges	39,191	41,352	41,760	45,073	46,998	49,658	4.8
	Unincorp. Far North	36,592	37,588	39,116	43,043	46,842	48,995	6.0
	Whyalla (C)	37,160	38,843	40,585	43,338	45,825	48,528	5.5
	Port Augusta (C)	34,059	34,906	36,421	38,978	40,708	43,234	4.9
Balance of SA (b)		30,357	31,586	32,894	34,534	36,302	38,418	4.8
South Australia		33,623	35,061	36,357	37,830	39,492	41,896	4.5

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

(b) Excludes SLA 'SA Unknown'

In each of the six years 2003-04 to 2008-09, Roxby Downs (M) - a mining area located in the Far North of South Australia - has recorded the highest average Wage and salary income in South Australia. This area services the Olympic Dam mine which produces copper, uranium, gold and silver. The vast geographic area that spans the north of the State (encompassing the Flinders Ranges and Far North Regions), and the major regional centres of Whyalla (C) and Port Augusta (C), make up the top five SLAs outside the Adelaide SD.

Within the Adelaide SD, SLAs with high average Wages and salaries include the inner metropolitan areas of Unley (C) - East and Mitcham (C) - North East in the south; Burnside (C) - South West and Norwood Payneham St Peters (C) - West in the city's east, and Walkerville (M) in the inner north.



AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY INCOMES IN THE ADELAIDE STATISTICAL DIVISION, 2008-09

The following map shows geographical variations in average Wage and salary incomes within the Adelaide Statistical Division in 2008-09.







NUMBER OF WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS BY INCOME RANGE, 2003-04 TO 2008-09

The following animated graph shows the number of Wage and salary earners (male and female) by income range in each financial year, 2003-04 to 2008-09 (click on the play button to move through the years) . To find data for other states or territories, or for Australia, use the 'Switch Dataset' box to make your selection.