Giving index shows where most generous suburbs are 

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• People in Middle Park and Mosman made the biggest average donations in dollar terms .
• Castlemaine, Blue Mountains and Melbourne's Brunswick were the most generous  areas .
• The average donation size grew by $12 to $348 .
• The list of generous areas changes when postcodes are ranked by charitable giving as a share of income.
• Growth in charitable giving was strongest among people over 65. 

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People in affluent suburbs of Middle Park in Melbourne and Mosman in Sydney made the biggest average donations in dollar terms, it's different story when suburbs are ranked by charitable giving as a share of income.By this measure, Castlemain in Victoria , parts of blue mountain's Brunswick  and Eitzroy were among the most generous areas . The bank said that the average donation size grew by $12 to $348 . When measured in raw dollars, Melbourne's Middle Park had the highest average donation amount of $327 a person, Followed by Mosman, with an average amount of $ 295 a person, followed by Hunters Hill then Toorak in Melbourne. However the list changes when postcodes are ranked by charitable giving as a share of income. Growth in charitable giving was strongest among people over 65, with 12 per cent growth, NAB said.