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Do you earn enough quiz: Which of these jobs earns the most?
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Do you earn enough quiz: Which of these jobs earns the most?

Which job earns more on average out of a florist and a drycleaner? Test your knowledge of Sydney’s jobs landscape in our quiz.

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Essential service workers pushed to the fringes by housing crunch

Essential service workers pushed to the fringes by housing crunch

Aged care workers, primary teachers, nurses, paramedics and police are being forced to Melbourne’s fringes by high housing costs, prompting warnings about worker shortages.

  • by Josh Gordon and Craig Butt
Some jobs are so unusual, they’re not recognised by the ABS. Brianna’s is one of them
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Some jobs are so unusual, they’re not recognised by the ABS. Brianna’s is one of them

If you’ve never heard of aquarists, you’re not alone. They belong to one of Australia’s most unusual worker tribes.

  • by Gemma Grant and Craig Butt
Bus drivers live in Forest Lake, lawyers in New Farm. So what suburb do architects call home?

Bus drivers live in Forest Lake, lawyers in New Farm. So what suburb do architects call home?

Albany Creek is home to the most police officers, Camp Hill has the most footballers and Sunnybank Hills has the most dentists. What about your job and your suburb? Search our interactive to find out.

  • by Craig Butt and Marissa Calligeros
Which suburb has the most teachers? Dentists? CEOs? Where to find Melbourne’s worker tribes
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Which suburb has the most teachers? Dentists? CEOs? Where to find Melbourne’s worker tribes

Brighton has the most CEOs, Kew has the most GPs, the CBD has the most waiters and Tarneit has the most truck drivers. Find out where the most people who do the same job as you live in our tour of Melbourne’s worker tribes.

  • by Craig Butt
Explained: How we compiled detailed data for 1000+ jobs

Explained: How we compiled detailed data for 1000+ jobs

How we built an interactive tour or every job in every suburb – from accountants to zookeepers, doctors, lawyers, shopkeepers and even goat farmers.

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Sydney, do you earn enough?

Do you earn enough? A data-driven deep dive into your job, your salary and your suburb – right across NSW.

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Keeping the faith: These religious groups are flourishing as atheism takes hold

Keeping the faith: These religious groups are flourishing as atheism takes hold

In a series, The Age explores why Christianity is declining and atheism is growing, while the faithful flock to Pentecostal megachurches, temples and mosques.

  • by Melissa Cunningham and Craig Butt
‘I have this purpose’: Why Islam is one of Victoria’s fastest-growing religions

‘I have this purpose’: Why Islam is one of Victoria’s fastest-growing religions

In a series, The Age is exploring how Victoria’s religious communities are keeping the faith in an increasingly secular Australia.

  • by Melissa Cunningham
The flocks of these faiths are expanding as Australians turn their back on the church

The flocks of these faiths are expanding as Australians turn their back on the church

In the suburbs, Sikhism, Hinduism and Buddhism are flourishing as Christianity plummets in a society with more atheists than ever.

  • by Melissa Cunningham
It’s loud and Insta-friendly. Step inside the world of ‘cool Christianity’

It’s loud and Insta-friendly. Step inside the world of ‘cool Christianity’

The Pentecostal faithful are flocking to sermons by pastors in ripped jeans and tearing up at rock concerts. It’s a far cry from empty pews in many Anglican and Catholic churches.

  • by Melissa Cunningham