Economy is strong, but Australians not happy Wellbeing survey ... the poll found that wellbeing seemed to improve with age. Australians are less satisfied and more anxious than their UK counterparts despite the economy being one of the strongest in the world, a new wellbeing survey has found. Australians recorded weaker scores in the "satisfied life," "worthwhile life," "happy yesterday," "not anxious yesterday" and "overall wellbeing" categories as compared to the results from a similar UK survey conducted last year, the National Australia Bank's quarterly Australian wellbeing index, which polled 1007 respondents, reported. "Just because you've got a strong economy, it doesn't mean that the people within that economy feel that they're happy or their wellbeing is high," NAB's chief economist Alan Oster said. Wellbeing ... Australia's wellbeing score was weaker than those recorded in the UK survey last year. Higher income doesn't mean higher wellbeing The survey, which was conducted together with the NAB quarterly Australian consumer anxiety index, found that higher income did not always translate into higher wellbeing, that women reported better wellbeing than men - except in the over 50s age group, and that having a partner and a full-time job improved wellbeing. Across the states, West Australians and Queenslanders reported the highest wellbeing figures, while Tasmania recorded the lowest - although the southern island was also the least anxious state. When the respondents were ranked by income, mid-income groups with annual pay of between $50,000 to $100,000 scored the highest in the "worthwhile life" and "happy yesterday" questions. Overall wellbeing was the lowest in the below $35,000 income group. Most anxious about cost of living The survey found that consumers were most anxious about their cost of living. Many respondents also said they had low levels of anxiety about their health. "What I didn't expect was that job security was considered the lowest of the things that were causing them grief ... that may be reflective of the fact that unemployment is quite low in Australia," Mr Oster said. Younger and older people were less anxious then other adults, while women were more anxious than men, especially on the issues of funding their retirement and job security.