New census data reveals Canberra is the cash capital of Australia, with higher than national median weekly pay and growing average household income.
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Released on Tuesday, the 2016 census figures showed Canberrans earn about $300 per week more than Australians nationally, with a median weekly income of $998.
The figure puts the ACT median income as the highest in the nation, above the national median of $662. The median weekly income in Australia increased from $577 in 2011.
Tasmania remained the state with the lowest median income at $573 per week.
On average weekly gross household income, Canberrans have seen an increase from $1920 in 2011 to $2070 in 2016.
Nationally, median weekly incomes have increased nearly 15 per cent since 2011.
Australians' median weekly household income rose from $1234 in 2011 to $1438 in 2016, a 16.5 per cent increase over the past five years.
Taken from the August 9 national headcount, the census showed suburbs in Canberra's inner south and inner north led median weekly household income.
O'Malley topped the list, with weekly median household income of $3513.
Forrest recorded median income of $3145, followed by Forde at $2944, Red Hill at $2842 and Fadden at $2757.
Other suburbs in the top 10 included Weetangera at $2699, Chapman at $2697, Pialligo at $2687, Nicholls at $2684 and Macarthur at $2680.
Symonston recorded the lowest weekly median income in Canberra at $796 in 2016, below Oaks Estate at $860, Holt at $1427, Charnwood at $1486 and Lyons at $1488.
Holt was the closest ACT suburb to the national median.
Other suburbs at the lower end in the ACT included Reid at $1503, Page at $1514, Belconnen at $1587, Scullin at $1632 and Greenway at $1686.
Gungahlin, the second fasting growing location in Australia, had weekly median household income of $2066.
Canberra City residents have weekly median income of $2222.
Personal median weekly incomes for people in the ACT above 15 years-of-age were $988, up from $917 in 2011 and above the national level of $662.