Ahh yes! isn’t life at the top end great. The top 20% are laughing($7000 in cuts)
while the bottom 80% get around $10 a week.
The truth is that ABS statistics show that in 2010/11 around 80% of Australians received less
than $78,000. That will have changed in more recent years but it still gives an idea of the situation.
To get to $200,000 is an aspiration most likely have but the stats tell us that even with wage rises
most wont make it.
Table 2. PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF EARNERS, SELECTED WAGES AND SALARIES INCOME RANGES, AUSTRALIA, 2010-11
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Column 4 |
Column 5 |
Column 6 |
| 1 |
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| 2 |
Region |
$0 to less than$15 600(a) |
$15 600 to less than $31 200 |
$31 200 to less than $52 000 |
$52 000 to less than $78 000 |
$78 000 and over |
| 3 |
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% |
% |
% |
% |
|
| 4 |
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|
| 5 |
New South Wales |
17.7 |
17.1 |
25.0 |
20.5 |
19.7 |
| 6 |
Greater Sydney |
16.9 |
16.3 |
24.0 |
21.2 |
21.7 |
| 7 |
Rest of NSW |
19.3 |
18.8 |
27.0 |
19.0 |
15.8 |
| 8 |
Victoria |
18.4 |
17.5 |
26.2 |
21.1 |
16.8 |
| 9 |
Greater Melbourne |
17.6 |
16.9 |
25.7 |
21.7 |
18.2 |
| 10 |
Rest of Victoria |
21.0 |
19.6 |
28.0 |
19.4 |
11.9 |
| 11 |
Queensland |
18.1 |
17.3 |
26.5 |
21.0 |
17.0 |
| 12 |
Greater Brisbane |
17.0 |
16.2 |
26.2 |
22.6 |
18.0 |
| 13 |
Rest of Queensland |
19.2 |
18.4 |
26.9 |
19.5 |
16.0 |
| 14 |
South Australia |
18.4 |
18.0 |
28.4 |
21.2 |
14.0 |
| 15 |
Greater Adelaide |
17.5 |
17.5 |
28.4 |
21.9 |
14.7 |
| 16 |
Rest of South Australia |
21.8 |
19.9 |
28.3 |
18.7 |
11.3 |
| 17 |
Western Australia |
17.5 |
16.3 |
22.2 |
20.1 |
23.9 |
| 18 |
Greater Perth |
17.2 |
16.0 |
22.2 |
20.8 |
23.8 |
| 19 |
Rest of WA |
19.0 |
17.3 |
22.0 |
17.7 |
24.0 |
| 20 |
Tasmania |
19.8 |
18.9 |
29.3 |
20.4 |
11.6 |
| 21 |
Greater Hobart |
18.8 |
17.7 |
28.7 |
21.7 |
13.1 |
| 22 |
Rest of Tasmania |
20.7 |
19.9 |
29.8 |
19.3 |
10.3 |
| 23 |
Northern Territory |
14.3 |
15.0 |
24.1 |
25.6 |
21.1 |
| 24 |
Greater Darwin |
12.8 |
14.5 |
23.8 |
26.8 |
22.0 |
| 25 |
Rest of NT |
18.0 |
16.2 |
24.7 |
22.4 |
18.7 |
| 26 |
Australian Capital Territory |
14.4 |
12.6 |
19.1 |
25.3 |
28.6 |
| 27 |
Australia(b) |
18.1 |
17.2 |
25.4 |
20.9 |
18.5 |
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