5673.0.55.001 - Regional Wage and Salary Earner Statistics, Australia - Electronic Publication, 2000-01  
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VICTORIA

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

For the financial year 2000-01, the average individual annual wage and salary income for wage and salary earners in Victoria was $34,894. This was an increase of 4.6% over the previous year ($33,347) and a 21.7% increase on the average in 1995-96 ($28,676). The annual average rate of increase over the last five years has been 4.0%.

Average earnings for employees in Victoria in 2000-01 were the fourth highest in the nation and over the period shown, 1995-96 to 2000-01, have been virtually the same as the average for all wage and salary earners across Australia. Since 1995-96, the Victorian average has generally been around $4,200 to $4,700 less than the highest state/territory average as recorded in the Australian Capital Territory.

Total wage and salary income paid to the state's wage and salary earners increased from $62.3 billion in 1999-00 to $65.7 billion in 2000-01, an increase of 5.5%. This was slightly higher than the average annual rate of increase for the five years from 1995-96 to 2000-01 (5.3%). In 1995-96 total wages and salaries paid was $50.9 billion. The number of wage and salary earners in Victoria have increased from around 1.77 million people in 1995-96 to 1.88 million people in 2000-01, an overall increase of 6.2%.

AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE AND SALARY INCOME,
Victoria and Australia, 1995-96 to 2000-01
Graph: Average Annual Wage and Salary Income, Victoria and Australia, 1995-96 to 2000-01
Source: ATO Income Tax Data.


METROPOLITAN AND NON-METROPOLITAN VICTORIA

In 2000-01, 78.8% of the state's wage and salary earners resided in metropolitan Victoria (i.e. Melbourne Statistical Division and Greater Geelong City Part A Statistical Subdivision). At 30 June 2001 metropolitan Victoria comprised 76.2% of the state's population aged 15 years and over.

The average wage and salary income for persons in the metropolitan area in 2000-01 was $36,260, or 21.9% more than the average for employees in non-metropolitan areas. This percentage difference has increased over the five year period since 1995-96 when it was 18.9%.

WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS, Metropolitan(a) and non-metropolitan Victoria, 1995-96 to 2000-01
% Change
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
1999-00 to 2000-01
1995-96 to 2000-01(b)
WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS (no.)
Metropolitan Vic.
1,398,303
1,410,203
1,439,934
1,457,087
1,471,970
1,484,027
0.8
1.2
Non-metropolitan Vic.
371,063
372,636
380,224
386,358
391,297
395,062
1.0
1.3
Total Vic.(c)
1,773,635
1,787,271
1,824,553
1,848,033
1,867,959
1,883,823
0.8
1.2
WAGE AND SALARY INCOME ($m)
Metropolitan Vic.
41,477.1
43,445.6
46,072.7
48,378.3
50,941.8
53,811.0
5.6
5.3
Non-metropolitan Vic.
9,256.0
9,669.7
10,208.4
10,717.1
11,185.6
11,754.8
5.1
4.9
Total Vic.(c)
50,860.4
53,250.8
56,428.0
59,250.3
62,290.1
65,734.7
5.5
5.3
AVERAGE WAGE AND SALARY INCOME ($)
Metropolitan Vic.
29,662
30,808
31,996
33,202
34,608
36,260
4.8
4.1
Non-metropolitan Vic.
24,944
25,949
26,848
27,739
28,586
29,754
4.1
3.6
Total Vic.(c)
28,676
29,794
30,927
32,061
33,347
34,894
4.6
4.0
Metropolitan/non-metropolitan difference(d) (%)
18.9
18.7
19.2
19.7
21.1
21.9
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(a) Metropolitan Victoria is defined as comprising the Melbourne Statistical Division and Greater Geelong City Part A Statistical Subdivision.
(b) Average annual rate of increase.
(c) Total includes data that could not be allocated to either metropolitan or non-metropolitan.
(d) Non-metropolitan Victoria used as denominator to calculate percentage difference.
Note: Indigenous persons engaged in CDEP projects may be included in the above data for the years 1995-96 to 1997-98 and excluded for 1998-99 onwards. Consequently changes between 1997-98 and 1998-99 and 1995-96 and 2000-01 in particular need to be treated with caution. For further details please refer to the Explanatory Notes.
Source: ATO Income Tax Data.

AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE AND SALARY INCOME,
Metropolitan and non-metropolitan Victoria, 1995-96 to 2000-01
Graph: Average Annual Wage and Salary Income, Metropolitan and Non-metropolitan Victoria, 1995-96 to 2000-01
Source: ATO Income Tax Data.


LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS

In 2000-01, the local government area with the highest average wage and salary income in Victoria was Stonnington (C), with an annual average of $52,365. Stonnington (C) includes the suburbs of Toorak, Malvern, Kooyong, Prahan, South Yarra and Armadale as well as parts of Glen Iris and Windsor.

Seven of the top ten LGAs with the highest average wage and salary incomes in 2000-01 are located in the inner Melbourne area covering the north-eastern and bayside suburbs. In addition to Stonnington, these include Bayside ($48,872), Boroondara ($48,139), Port Phillip ($46,447), Melbourne ($41,941), Yarra ($41,129) and Glen Eira ($38,825).

Of the 79 local government areas in the state, fifteen had averages above that for both the state ($34,894) and the nation ($34,745).

LGAs WITH HIGHEST AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE AND SALARY INCOME, Victoria, 2000-01
LGA CodeLGA Name
$
26350Stonnington (C)
52,365
20910Bayside (C)
48,872
21110Boroondara (C)
48,139
25900Port Phillip (C)
46,447
24600Melbourne (C)
41,941
Source: ATO Income Tax Data.


The six LGAs with the lowest annual average wage and salary incomes in 2000-01 are all located in the north-west of Victoria in the Mallee and Wimmera districts. Swan Hill (RC) had the lowest average with $25,556 followed by Buloke (S) ($25,783) and Gannawarra (S) ($25,933). Loddon, West Wimmera and Yarriambiack Shires had averages just over $26,000. It should be noted that these LGAs are predominantly agricultural districts and the wage and salary data presented here excludes persons in their own business such as farmers and other local business owners who are not wage and salary earners.

LGAs WITH LOWEST AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE AND SALARY INCOME, Victoria, 2000-01
LGA CodeLGA Name
$
26610Swan Hill (RC)
25,556
21270Buloke (S)
25,783
22250Gannawarra (S)
25,933
23940Loddon (S)
26,351
26890West Wimmera (S)
26,420
Source: ATO Income Tax Data.

AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGE AND SALARY INCOME, LGAs, Victoria, 2000-01
Map: Average Annual Wage and Salary Income, LGAs, Victoria, 2000-01
Source: ATO Income Tax Data.


WAGE AND SALARY EARNERS, LGAs, Victoria, 1999-2000 and 2000-01
1999-2000
2000-01
LGA CodeLGA Name
Wage and salary earners
Wage and salary income
Average wage and salary income
Wage and salary earners
Wage and salary income
Average wage and salary income
no.
$m
$
no.
$m
$
20110Alpine (S)
4,251
111.2
26,170
4,321
117.0
27,072
20260Ararat (RC)
3,635
97.7
26,881
3,703
102.1
27,577
20570Ballarat (C)
30,372
898.8
29,593
31,239
956.8
30,627
20660Banyule (C)
50,706
1,779.6
35,095
50,520
1,850.9
36,638
20740Bass Coast (S)
6,346
167.8
26,447
6,396
177.0
27,675
20830Baw Baw (S)
12,650
366.2
28,947
12,623
377.7
29,920
20910Bayside (C)
37,434
1,718.1
45,897
37,405
1,828.0
48,872
21110Boroondara (C)
64,234
2,900.8
45,160
63,488
3,056.3
48,139
21180Brimbank (C)
64,292
1,999.4
31,098
65,161
2,099.9
32,226
21270Buloke (S)
2,060
48.9
23,715
1,951
50.3
25,783
21370Campaspe (S)
12,345
342.1
27,710
12,418
360.9
29,064
21450Cardinia (S)
17,427
538.4
30,897
17,918
574.0
32,036
21610Casey (C)
74,466
2,345.2
31,493
77,839
2,533.5
32,549
21670Central Goldfields (S)
3,541
94.9
26,806
3,611
98.7
27,341
21750Colac-Otway (S)
7,070
189.0
26,733
7,062
196.2
27,784
21830Corangamite (S)
4,749
122.4
25,775
4,672
125.5
26,854
21890Darebin (C)
48,024
1,525.5
31,766
48,157
1,605.0
33,328
21950Delatite (S)
6,806
185.0
27,178
6,814
190.9
28,018
22110East Gippsland (S)
11,748
303.0
25,796
11,661
312.8
26,824
22170Frankston (C)
44,698
1,383.8
30,959
44,837
1,439.5
32,104
22250Gannawarra (S)
3,733
92.3
24,720
3,661
94.9
25,933
22310Glen Eira (C)
49,851
1,815.9
36,427
49,937
1,938.8
38,825
22410Glenelg (S)
6,606
200.5
30,349
6,636
210.5
31,718
22490Golden Plains (S)
3,984
117.9
29,605
4,123
127.5
30,921
22620Greater Bendigo (C)
30,591
853.5
27,900
31,525
915.0
29,023
22670Greater Dandenong (C)
49,962
1,434.9
28,719
49,440
1,476.1
29,857
22750Greater Geelong (C)
71,695
2,266.0
31,606
72,689
2,376.8
32,698
22830Greater Shepparton (C)
21,610
599.7
27,753
21,756
627.4
28,838
22910Hepburn (S)
4,214
116.2
27,571
4,318
124.3
28,798
22980Hindmarsh (S)
1,860
47.6
25,617
1,725
47.3
27,395
23110Hobsons Bay (C)
33,447
1,163.9
34,799
33,970
1,232.1
36,270
23190Horsham (RC)
6,724
181.3
26,965
6,792
190.7
28,080
23270Hume (C)
50,858
1,617.2
31,798
52,425
1,722.3
32,852
23350Indigo (S)
4,746
144.1
30,365
4,828
151.6
31,410
23430Kingston (C)
53,294
1,759.9
33,023
53,146
1,832.9
34,488
23670Knox (C)
64,916
2,139.8
32,963
65,720
2,251.5
34,259
23810Latrobe (C)
24,564
796.1
32,407
24,665
828.8
33,603
23940Loddon (S)
2,257
55.6
24,616
2,180
57.4
26,351
24130Macedon Ranges (S)
14,194
487.3
34,334
14,365
516.3
35,942
24210Manningham (C)
47,809
1,765.8
36,934
46,875
1,839.2
39,236
24330Maribyrnong (C)
22,079
711.2
32,210
21,425
725.0
33,840
24410Maroondah (C)
44,341
1,462.8
32,991
44,415
1,527.8
34,397
24600Melbourne (C)
20,347
820.1
40,303
22,032
924.1
41,941
24650Melton (S)
21,486
673.2
31,330
23,229
758.1
32,636
24780Mildura (RC)
17,062
446.7
26,183
17,050
468.4
27,469
24850Mitchell (S)
10,254
315.6
30,775
10,497
333.2
31,747
24900Moira (S)
8,601
227.7
26,468
8,545
239.5
28,033
24970Monash (C)
68,799
2,372.7
34,488
67,769
2,444.1
36,066
25060Moonee Valley (C)
48,043
1,710.9
35,611
47,990
1,800.0
37,508
25150Moorabool (S)
9,146
290.5
31,763
9,418
312.4
33,173
25250Moreland (C)
50,790
1,630.3
32,098
51,008
1,709.9
33,522
25340Mornington Peninsula (S)
44,448
1,409.2
31,704
45,956
1,510.1
32,860
25430Mount Alexander (S)
5,126
142.9
27,881
5,241
150.5
28,725
25490Moyne (S)
4,893
129.7
26,509
4,929
135.2
27,438
25620Murrindindi (S)
4,162
115.9
27,854
4,245
120.7
28,439
25710Nillumbik (S)
27,978
1,017.5
36,367
27,992
1,067.4
38,132
25810Northern Grampians (S)
4,427
120.0
27,102
4,344
123.6
28,460
25900Port Phillip (C)
37,276
1,618.2
43,411
37,768
1,754.2
46,447
25990Pyrenees (S)
1,908
50.1
26,262
1,875
51.6
27,534
26080Queenscliffe (B)
1,058
34.7
32,763
1,023
34.1
33,317
26170South Gippsland (S)
7,821
217.6
27,828
7,930
226.1
28,513
26260Southern Grampians (S)
5,542
145.2
26,200
5,491
149.4
27,200
26350Stonnington (C)
39,460
1,888.6
47,862
39,042
2,044.5
52,365
26430Strathbogie (S)
3,024
79.1
26,157
2,977
80.9
27,192
26490Surf Coast (S)
6,911
213.4
30,878
7,111
229.1
32,218
26610Swan Hill (RC)
7,094
171.3
24,152
7,048
180.1
25,556
26670Towong (S)
1,660
44.1
26,555
1,692
47.8
28,222
26700Wangaratta (RC)
9,798
272.7
27,835
9,939
285.5
28,721
26730Warrnambool (C)
10,435
291.4
27,922
10,519
302.5
28,757
26810Wellington (S)
13,463
412.2
30,621
13,481
432.2
32,060
26890West Wimmera (S)
1,235
29.9
24,209
1,170
30.9
26,420
26980Whitehorse (C)
60,404
2,151.6
35,620
59,607
2,231.7
37,440
27070Whittlesea (C)
46,723
1,402.4
30,014
47,707
1,488.9
31,210
27170Wodonga (RC)
13,621
411.4
30,201
13,822
434.3
31,421
27260Wyndham (C)
36,560
1,206.8
33,008
38,035
1,302.0
34,232
27350Yarra (C)
31,231
1,210.0
38,742
31,561
1,298.1
41,129
27450Yarra Ranges (S)
60,131
1,852.8
30,813
60,507
1,940.8
32,075
27630Yarriambiack (S)
2,137
53.2
24,887
2,102
55.7
26,519
29399Unincorporated Vic
24
0.6
26,783
25
0.7
29,672
29999LGA Unknown
4,692
162.6
34,664
4,734
168.9
35,683
Total Victoria
1,867,959
62,290.1
33,347
1,883,823
65,734.7
34,894
Source: ATO Income Tax Data.