Do you still remember the Australian census last year?
In August last year, the Australian government sent a form to every household in Australia.
I believe many friends have filled it out.
officially received a response rate of more than 96%, so the statistical results are very comprehensive.
The census tells us a lot about people’s livelihood.
Who lives where, who has children, how much money who makes, etc.
Source: news
As we all know, Australia is a developed country, and between 2016 and the last census, almost all Australians have become much richer. (Australia’s largest Internet celebrity Douyin account "Micro Sydney" will show you all the interesting things about life in Australia! A must-have for studying abroad, traveling and immigrating! Please search "Micro Sydney" on the Douyin account, we are waiting here Looking after you!)
The basic personal income jumped from 662 Australian dollars (RMB310 yuan) per week to 805 Australian dollars (RMB4025 yuan) per week ( median ).
As the chart below shows, no matter which state you are in, people around you are getting rich rapidly.
Source: news
The biggest increase was in the Victorian suburb of Rockbank Mount Cottrell, where weekly income increased by more than 500 Australian dollars!
The reason is that in 2016, the area was mainly farmland and a small town;
But by 2021, it It's a suburb where there's a car in every lane.
Melbourne The other four suburbs with the fastest growing incomes are not newly developed suburbs and can be called "hipster suburbs".
Source: news
When looking at where incomes have fallen the most since the last census,
we found something surprising:
Most states don’t have suburbs where median incomes have regressed!
But, WA is a exception.
All those mining engineers who made millions of dollars on FIFO are gone.
In other states, the smallest gains have generally been in towns and rural areas that weren't affluent to begin with, but weren't trendy suburbs either.
In NSW, Lord Howe Island has seen revenue fall, likely a victim of declining tourism.
Sydney’s eastern suburbs have seen the most growth Source: news
We can see on the map how rising wealth is clustered together.
and how poor areas don't get rich faster.
For example, the Sydney map above shows,
Since 2016, incomes have increased slightly in large swaths of the west, but significantly in the east.
Collingwood residents in Melbourne have the fastest growing income. Source: news
The following is a map of income changes in major Australian cities:
Brisbane All districts have increased. Source: news
Perth Inner city residents' income growth. Source: news
ACT has Source of growth chart: news
Adelaide income growth trend chart source: news
The census confirms that where you live matters. (Australia's largest Internet celebrity Douyin account "Micro Sydney" will show you all the interesting things about life in Australia! A must-have for studying abroad, traveling and immigrating! Please search "Micro Sydney" on the Douyin account, we are waiting for you here ! )
So, are you satisfied with the area where you live?
