Canberrans had equal highest average gross houshold incomes and the highest average equivalised disposable income in Australia, according to a report released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today.
The ACT and the Northern Territory both recorded average weekly household incomes of $1400 over the 03-04 financial year, which is $272 higher than the national weekly average.
Our average equivalised disposable income (equivalised meaning adjusted to allow comparison between households of different sizes) was $670 a week, ahead of Darwin at $640 and Sydney at $620. This disposable income was almost $100 higher than the national weekly average.
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