Take it to the bank

Cha ching! Residents in Cardinia Shire take home more pay than the average Australian.

INCOME earners in Pakenham, Beaconsfield, Gembrook, Kooweerup and the rest of the Cardinia shire region are among those enjoying larger than average earnings.
Cardinia shire’s income median is also a few hundred dollars short of the rest of Victoria, according to Australian Bureau of Statistic’s latest income report released on Thursday 28 January.
Median income in Cardinia shire sits at $46,012, up on the national median income total of $44,940 based on figures in the ABS’s newly released Estimates of Personal Income 2012-13 report.
The average Victorian takes home a little more than workers in Cardinia shire, with a median statewide take-home income of $46,644.