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 comparisons where relevant.

This

bar graph illustrates the breakdown of various annual

income

groups (in percentages) belonging to

cities

and regional

centres

of Australia.

Overall

, the most common

income

category in

cities

is the

middle

class

whereas

in the regional

centres

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it is the lower

middle

class

. In general, people living in the city earn more than those who live in regional

centres

. With regard to

cities

, 35% of the population

belong

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to the

middle

class

($70,000 to $120,000)

income

bracket.

However

, the lower

middle

class

($40,000 to $70,000) accounts for 30% of the population. In regional

centres

, a reverse trend is observed with around 34% belonging to the lower

middle

class

and just over 25% in the

middle

class

. Low incomes ($40,000 or less) are less common in the

cities

in comparison to the regional

centres

at around 13% and 22% respectively. Interestingly, the difference between the given areas in the

high

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income

bracket ($120,000 or more) is only 5% more in the city when compared to regional

centres

at 15% of the population.