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Craig Butt

Melbourne

Data Journalist and Blogger at The Age

National Data Editor at @theage/@smh and @journalism_melb subject coordinator at @unimelb.

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  • What you need to earn to be in the top 1 per cent in your Brisbane suburb

    3 weeks ago | brisbanetimes.com.au | Marissa Calligeros |Craig Butt

    By Marissa Calligeros and Craig Butt June 3, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In some Brisbane suburbs, the top 1 per cent make an average of $2.5 million each year. Across Brisbane, the top 1 per cent of income earners make an average of just over $653,000 a year. The average income across Brisbane is $71,772.

  • What you need to earn to be in your Melbourne suburb’s top 1 per cent

    3 weeks ago | theage.com.au | Cassandra Morgan |Craig Butt

    By Cassandra Morgan and Craig Butt June 2, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In Melbourne’s richest suburb, typical income earners make $81,000 a year. But the top 1 per cent of income earners in that area make one-and-a-half times that – in a single week.

  • Victorian state budget 2025 in six graphs

    1 month ago | theage.com.au | Craig Butt

    By Craig Butt May 20, 2025 — 1.46pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. These six graphs break down expected sources of state tax revenue, the budget’s bottom line over the coming years, the scale of Victoria’s debt and where infrastructure investment is heading.

  • What you need to earn to be in the top 1 per cent in your Perth suburb

    1 month ago | watoday.com.au | Sarah Brookes |Craig Butt

    “When the top 1 per cent in Cottesloe are earning $16 million a year, it’s no surprise the area has some of Australia’s most expensive homes,” he said. “While Perth’s top earners are doing incredibly well, the reality for most people is very different.

  • What you need to earn to be in the top 1 per cent in your Sydney suburb

    1 month ago | smh.com.au | Matt Wade |Craig Butt

    By Matt Wade and Craig Butt May 19, 2025 — 11.31am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The top 1 per cent of income earners in a ring of Sydney harbourside suburbs take home more than $5 million a year on average, while in another 25 neighbourhoods across the city the best-paid 1 per cent make more than $2 million.

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Craig Butt @CraigDButt
27 Sep 24

Is it Year 12 muck up day already? Carrum Downs Secondary College has been renamed Squidward Community College on Google Maps. https://t.co/yAqSXmWtah

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Craig Butt @CraigDButt
24 Jul 23

RT @henriettacook: A project I’ve been working on with @aishamae and @CraigDButt We will be taking a deep dive into the prevalence of vario…

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Craig Butt @CraigDButt
12 Jul 23

RT @anthonysegaert: we know about the 'latte line' that appears to divide Sydney. there's another division: dog ownership. the cavoodle clu…