TASMANIA

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Top Average Wage and Salary Income Regions, 2008-09
Average Wage and Salary Incomes in the Greater Hobart 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 Greater Hobart Statistical Division (SD) and Tasmania - 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)		$	$	$	$	$	$	%
Greater Hobart SD	Hobart (C) - Remainder	36,520	37,633	39,398	40,834	42,204	46,574	5.0
	Hobart (C) - Inner	36,546	37,711	39,474	41,300	42,395	44,987	4.2
	Kingborough (M) - Pt A	33,810	34,987	36,049	37,709	39,038	41,623	4.2
	Clarence (C)	33,014	34,274	35,896	37,242	38,854	41,488	4.7
	Brighton (M)	30,008	31,431	32,963	34,144	35,571	37,813	4.7
Greater Hobart SD		33,021	34,118	35,660	37,065	38,563	41,435	4.6
Balance of Tas	West Coast (M)	34,377	37,512	39,599	41,213	43,988	48,472	7.1
	George Town (M) - Pt B	32,871	34,080	35,099	36,456	38,324	41,995	5.0
	Launceston (C) - Inner	32,515	33,752	35,258	36,418	37,889	40,415	4.4
	Burnie (C) - Pt B	31,287	33,086	34,718	35,911	38,048	40,379	5.2
	Burnie (C) - Pt A	31,478	32,582	33,988	35,748	38,230	40,327	5.1
Balance of Tas (b)		30,091	31,199	32,527	33,898	35,541	37,808	4.7
Tasmania		31,358	32,467	33,903	35,288	36,874	39,398	4.7

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

(b) Excludes SLA 'Tas Unknown'

The SLA of West Coast (M) had the highest average Wage and salary income in Tasmania in 2008-09 ($48,472). 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 2008-09 (7.1%).

In the Greater Hobart SD, Hobart (C) - Remainder had the highest average Wage and salary income in 2008-09 ($46,574).


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

The following map shows geographical variations in average Wage and salary incomes in the Greater Hobart 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.