Sources of personal income by electorate

15 June 2005The findings in this research note are based on regional experimental estimates, at the Statistical Local Area (SLA) level, of the sources and total amount of personal income which people received in 2000-01. Not surprisingly, there are significant differences between electorates. The percentage of income derived from wages and salaries, for example, ranges from 54 per cent in Richmond (NSW) to 84 per cent in Greenway (NSW); the percentage of income derived from investments ranges from 1 per cent in Chifley (NSW) to 24 per cent in Wentworth (NSW).

Noticeboard

10 February 2012

The Attorney-General, the Hon Nicola Roxon MP, has announced the appointment of Professor Jill McKeough as Commissioner in charge of the ALRC’s Inquiry into Copyright Law.

07 February 2012
The Productivity Commission has been asked to report within 8 months on Default Superannuation Funds in Modern Awards. The inquiry covers the design of criteria for the selection and ongoing assessment of superannuation funds for nomination as default funds in modern awards.
13 January 2012

The Summer 2012 issue of Quarterly Access examines the recent East Asia Summit, bilateral alliances in the Asia Pacific, the future of Timor-Leste, women's participation in peace processes and more.

Read QA online: http://www.aiia.asn.au/qa/qa-vol4-issue1