VICTORIA
TOP AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY INCOME REGIONS, 2006-07
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 of Melbourne SD, high average Wage and salary incomes were recorded for two SLAs within the Macedon Ranges district, north-east of the capital. This region offers a semi-rural lifestyle close to Melbourne, with many residents commuting to the city for work. Newtown is an inner residential suburb of Geelong, which is the largest provincial centre in Victoria and a manufacturing, transportation and service hub. The SLA of Traralgon is located in the state's Latrobe Valley, east of Melbourne, and is the home of most of the state's power generation facilities and a paper mill.
Top Average Wages and Salaries, Victoria |
|
 | | Average Annual Income | |
| | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | Average
Annual
Growth
Rate |
| Top 5 SLAs(a) | $ | $ | $ | $ | % |
|
| Melbourne SD | | | | | |
| Bayside (C) - Brighton | 58 526 | 62 022 | 63 948 | 66 283 | 4.2 |
| Port Phillip (C) - West | 55 578 | 58 945 | 61 327 | 63 445 | 4.5 |
| Stonnington (C) - Prahran | 53 089 | 55 468 | 56 955 | 60 141 | 4.2 |
| Boroondara (C) - Kew | 50 911 | 54 800 | 56 938 | 59 474 | 5.3 |
| Stonnington (C) - Malvern | 52 791 | 55 056 | 56 917 | 59 188 | 3.9 |
| Melbourne SD | 38 762 | 40 368 | 41 840 | 43 302 | 3.8 |
| Balance of Victoria | | | | | |
| Macedon Ranges (S) Bal | 40 402 | 42 459 | 43 773 | 45 386 | 4.0 |
| Newtown | 39 071 | 40 661 | 42 254 | 43 538 | 3.7 |
| Latrobe (C) - Traralgon | 37 825 | 39 157 | 41 181 | 43 026 | 4.4 |
| Macedon Ranges (S) - Romsey | 37 497 | 39 075 | 40 900 | 42 050 | 3.9 |
| Greater Geelong (C) - Pt C | 37 451 | 38 894 | 40 106 | 41 666 | 3.6 |
| Balance of Vic(b) | 31 412 | 32 720 | 34 041 | 35 188 | 3.9 |
|
| (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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