Thread: ATO reveals Australia's richest and poorest suburbs

Hi,
Norfolk Island ..... poor?
Cheers

Originally Posted by austastar

Hi,
Norfolk Island ..... poor?
Cheers

The average wage on Norfolk is $29,000, of which they pay no tax.

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I'm surprised Brighton missed the rich list, Bob. Maybe they're only considering the dosh, not the old blokes who live there.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

I'm surprised Brighton missed the rich list, Bob. Maybe they're only considering the dosh, not the old blokes who live there.

We have riches far beyond the mundane worship of the unholy dollar. Besides, we have a tight knit community [ except for those southern blow-ins] and we may or may not have that old fashioned Aussie value of cash in hand. [ Only for the locals] Don't tell go-slow, or no-go, or whatever his name is.

of the 10 poor list, 7 were in qld. i found that odd

Well I do feel a bit for who ever bought my place in Clovelly . The sale go us out of a huge body cooperate bill . Though every now and then I do see it in an ad on tv. and feel a bit of why did I leave.
Next step ?

Did anyone notice that most of the poorest ones are not, in fact, suburbs, but rural towns or villages?

A suburb is part of a large town or city, and the word is incorrectly used to refer to these. The list actually is by postcode, and I suspect this is how ATO published it, and the use of "suburb" only appeared when they made it into a news item.

I did John. I also noticed that most of them are in the same general area, albeit spread from south of Cunnamulla to north of Longreach, sheep country in the Channel Country.