Yes indeed. In the real world I reckon most people on the bell curve earn between $28,000 and $38,000. That conclusion is reached by talking to a cross section of friends and acquaintances.
The post above was actually from the ABC News website...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s988228.htm
More info here...
http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/r...-04/04rn09.pdf
contradicted here...
http://new.theage.com.au/articles/20...704981571.html
and more confusing data here...
http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs%4...256bbe008371f0!OpenDocument#Income
At the end of the day a few very well paid people skew the data...but are they happy?