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PERSONAL INCOME FOR SMALL AREAS

AVERAGE INCOME, 2007-08
	Wages & salaries	Income from all sources (a)
	$	$
Western Australia	46 199	47 488
Perth	46 804	48 588
Balance of WA	44 266	44 113
Australia	43 921	44 402

(a) excludes Government pensions and allowances
Source: Estimates of Personal Income for Small Areas, Time Series 2003-04 to 2007-08 (cat. no. 6524.0.55.002).

• Of the states and territories, WA recorded the second highest average total income ($47,488) behind the Australian Capital Territory ($52,330). Contributing to WA's relatively high average total income were key mining regions outside the Perth metropolitan area, particularly the Pilbara. This resulted in the Balance of WA having a higher average income ($44,113) than non-capital city areas in other jurisdictions.
• Average income from wages and salaries was also highest in the Australian Capital Territory, followed by New South Wales and WA.

AVERAGE INCOME, Top 10 SLAs, 2007-08
Statistical Local Area	Wages & salaries	Income from all sources (a)
	$	$
Peppermint Grove	72 637	100 075
Cottesloe	71 793	98 219
Roebourne	70 180	70 261
Ashburton	69 352	66 894
East Pilbara	66 469	65 354
Port Hedland	63 661	63 816
Subiaco	63 651	72 709
Nedlands	62 759	82 840
Coolgardie	62 080	60 227
Leonora	61 171	57 300

• Within Perth, average income from wages and salaries was highest in the western coastal areas of Peppermint Grove, Cottesloe, Subiaco and Nedlands. Average wages and salaries in these areas ranged between $62,000 and $73,000 per year.
• Outside Perth, the mining regions of the state had the highest average wages and salaries. These included Roebourne, Ashburton, East Pilbara, Port Hedland, Coolgardie and Leonora., averaging between $61,000 and $70,000 per year.