Salaries are sometimes something that people hide, embellish or boast about, but you can’t lie to the Taxation office, and they’ve shared some statistics from the 2015-2016 financial year.
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The community of Gunnedah is bringing in the highest average salary wage in the region.
According to taxation statistics; Gunnedah postcode (2380) brings in $58,100 a whopping $7,723 more than the next highest average wage or salary, Tamworth postcode (2340) which averages $50,377.
Also in this comparison were Glen Innes, Walcha, Armidale, Tenterfield, Inverell, Moree, Goondiwindi, University of New England and Quirindi.
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Moree was the third highest average salary and and wage with $49,890, closely followed by Armidale which bought in $49,513.
Not included in Armidale’s numbers is the average wage and salary from the University of New England as the education entity has a different post code.
The University of New England brings in $36,876 as an average wage or salary.
This is not even a third as much as Australia’s richest area, the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, where the average income is up to $192,000 each year.
The average salary in Inverell is at $45281, whereas Goondiwindi earnings stand at $47952 on average.
At the opposite end of the scale is the community of Walcha who average $41,630, Glen Innes who average $42,977 in wages and salaries and the Tenterfield postcode who average $42,103 in salaries and wages.
The ATO figures showed that medical jobs continued to be the best paid. The only non-medical profession to average more than $250,000 was financial dealers on $263,309.
What we earn
Average taxable incomes across the New England and North West regions (including Goondiwindi)
- Gunnedah: $58,100
- Tamworth: $50,377
- Moree: $49,890
- Armidale: $49,513
- Quirindi: $48,926
- Goondiwindi: $47,952
- Inverell: $45,281
- Tenterfield: $43,103
- Glen Innes: $42,977
- Walcha: $41,630
- University of New England: $36,876
Grace Ryan
Deputy Editor at the Central Western Daily, Orange. You'll mostly find me tinkering in social media and newsletters. Working hard to get our stories in front of your eyes.
Deputy Editor at the Central Western Daily, Orange. You'll mostly find me tinkering in social media and newsletters. Working hard to get our stories in front of your eyes.
