The chart below shows the distribution of different income groups in cities and regional centres of Australia. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make a comparison where relevant.

The provided bar chart delineates the distribution of the Australian population in

cities

and regional areas based on their annual

income

percentages.

Overall

, discernibly, urban residents exhibit a higher mean

income

than their counterparts in regional

centers

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. In both urban and regional settings, the predominant segments of the populace fall within the lower

middle

and

middle

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income

brackets, signifying annual earnings within the ranges of $40,000-$70,000 and $70,000-$120,000, respectively.

However

, a distinction arises as the preeminent group in

cities

comprises

middle

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income

earners, constituting 35%,

while

in regional

centers

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, the foremost group is the lower

middle

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income

category, comprising approximately 34%. Parallel trends manifest in both urban and regional locales with regard to the least and most affluent segments of the population, i.e., those earning less than $40,000 (low

income

) and exceeding $120,000 (high

income

). Noteworthy differentiations emerge, wherein the low-

income

demographic in

cities

constitutes merely about 13% of the population, representing a disparity of approximately 10% in comparison to regional areas.

Conversely

, the high-

income

cohort demonstrates a 5% augmentation in

cities

as opposed to regional

centers

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.