Australia Household Income: Gross Disposable Income data was reported at 421,840.000 AUD mn in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 435,293.000 AUD mn for Sep 2024. Australia Household Income: Gross Disposable Income data is updated quarterly, averaging 72,770.500 AUD mn from Sep 1959 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 262 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 435,293.000 AUD mn in Sep 2024 and a record low of 2,931.000 AUD mn in Jun 1960. Australia Household Income: Gross Disposable Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.A287: SNA08: Household Saving Ratio and Household Income.

In 2024, the average annual wage in Australia had reached ******* Australian dollars. Since 2000, the average wage in Australia has increased by around ****** Australian dollars. Since 2018, the average wage in Australia has remained fairly stagnant.

Key information about Australia Household Income per Capita

• Australia Annual Household Income per Capita reached 30,914.027 USD in Jun 2020, compared with the previous value of 34,767.371 USD in Jun 2018.
• Australia Annual Household Income per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Jun 1995 to Jun 2020, with an averaged value of 25,207.153 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 43,819.349 USD in Jun 2012 and a record low of 15,753.318 USD in Jun 2001.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of Australia grew 4.217 % YoY in May 2023.

CEIC calculates Annual Household Income per Capita from annual Weekly Average Household Income multiplied by 52, annual Number of Household and quarterly Total Population and converts it into USD. The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides Average Household Income in local currency, Number of Household and Total Population. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Household Income per Capita is in annual frequency, ending in June of each year. Household Income per Capita prior to 2008 based on 2017-2018 price.

As of 2024, the mean weekly earnings of employees in Australia with a postgraduate degree were roughly 1,925 Australian dollars. Comparatively, the mean weekly earnings of people without non-school qualifications were around 1000 Australian dollars.

Australia Use of Gross Disposable Income data was reported at 695,764.000 AUD mn in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 663,997.000 AUD mn for Sep 2024. Australia Use of Gross Disposable Income data is updated quarterly, averaging 104,987.000 AUD mn from Sep 1959 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 262 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 695,764.000 AUD mn in Dec 2024 and a record low of 3,951.000 AUD mn in Mar 1960. Australia Use of Gross Disposable Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.A071: SNA08: Gross Income and Use of Gross Disposable Income.

Wages in Australia increased to 1542.30 AUD/Week in the second quarter of 2025 from 1510.90 AUD/Week in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Australia Average Weekly Wages - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

As of November 2024, the Australian Capital Territory had the highest mean weekly earnings of employees, with 2178.4 Australian dollars per week. Tasmania had the lowest mean weekly earnings, at 1765.6 Australian dollars per week.

Disposable Personal Income in Australia increased to 427893 AUD Million in the second quarter of 2025 from 425287 AUD Million in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - Australia Disposable Personal Income - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Australia Gross National Income data was reported at 695,486.000 AUD mn in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 663,865.000 AUD mn for Sep 2024. Australia Gross National Income data is updated quarterly, averaging 104,956.500 AUD mn from Sep 1959 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 262 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 695,486.000 AUD mn in Dec 2024 and a record low of 3,917.000 AUD mn in Mar 1960. Australia Gross National Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.A071: SNA08: Gross Income and Use of Gross Disposable Income.

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In the year ended June 2024, households in the Greater Perth metropolitan area spent around ** percent of their household income on rent. In comparison, households in the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area spent just ** percent of their income on rent.

Between 1975 and 2024, the mean weekly earnings of male full-time employees in Australia have exceeded those of their female equivalents. In August 2024, at 1,789 Australian dollars, the mean weekly earnings of a male full-time employee in Australia was 191 Australian dollars more than an equivalent female's weekly earnings, at 1,598 Australian dollars.

Actual value and historical data chart for Australia Adjusted Net National Income Per Capita Current Us$

Australia Standardised Price-Income Ratio: sa data was reported at 149.268 Ratio in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 152.371 Ratio for Sep 2024. Australia Standardised Price-Income Ratio: sa data is updated quarterly, averaging 82.643 Ratio from Mar 1970 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 220 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 153.422 Ratio in Jun 2024 and a record low of 62.554 Ratio in Sep 1983. Australia Standardised Price-Income Ratio: sa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.OECD.AHPI: House Price Index: Seasonally Adjusted: OECD Member: Quarterly. Nominal house prices divided by nominal disposable income per head. Net household disposable income is used. The population data come from the OECD national accounts database. The long-term average is calculated over the whole period available when the indicator begins after 1980 or after 1980 if the indicator is longer. This value is used as a reference value. The ratio is calculated by dividing the indicator source on this long-term average, and indexed to a reference value equal to 100.

Between March 2024 and March 2025, wages in Australia declined by around 0.6 percent. Wage growth in recent years has been relatively low in comparison to previous years, in particular in December 2020, which only saw a wage growth of 1.3%. Inflation and CPI outstripping wages While wages have increased in Australia, they have still not matched the rate of inflation, which was sitting at 2.4 percent at the end of 2024, down from a high of 7.8 percent at the end of 2022. The high cost of goods has also put pressure on the public, with the Consumer Price Index standing at around 139.4 points, compared to a base year of 2011-12. Rent is on the rise As with many around the world, Australians are also feeling the costs of rent increases. The majority of people in Australia perceive that the cost of rent has risen significantly in their local area. This in turn has seen the government expenditure on rental assistance continue to be high, with around 4.7 billion Australian dollars spent to assist the Australian public in maintaining their housing needs.

The Gross Domestic Product per capita in Australia was last recorded at 61211.90 US dollars in 2024. The GDP per Capita in Australia is equivalent to 485 percent of the world's average. This dataset provides - Australia GDP per capita - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Australia Household Income: sa: Gross Disposable Income data was reported at 414,091.000 AUD mn in Dec 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 408,174.000 AUD mn for Sep 2024. Australia Household Income: sa: Gross Disposable Income data is updated quarterly, averaging 72,335.500 AUD mn from Sep 1959 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 262 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 414,091.000 AUD mn in Dec 2024 and a record low of 3,107.000 AUD mn in Sep 1959. Australia Household Income: sa: Gross Disposable Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.A289: SNA08: Household Saving Ratio and Household Income: Seasonally Adjusted.

This dataset presents a range of data items sourced from a wide variety of collections, both Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and non-ABS. The data is derived from the November 2024 release of Data by region. Individual data items present the latest reference year data available on Data by region. This layer presents data by Local Government Areas (LGA), 2021.

The Income (including government allowances) theme is based on groupings of data within Data by region. Concepts, sources and methods for each dataset can be found on the Data by region methodology page.

The Income (including government allowances) theme includes: Personal income in Australia Selected government pensions and allowances Personal income (Census) Household income (Census)

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Time periods, definitions, methodologies, scope, and coverage can differ across collections.
Some data values have been randomly adjusted or suppressed to avoid the release of confidential data, this means

    some small cells have been randomly set to zero
    care should be taken when interpreting cells with small numbers or zeros.

Data and geography references

Source data publication: Data by region Geographic boundary information: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3 Further information: Data by region methodology, reference period 2011-24 Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

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In 2024, international students living and studying in Australia originating from China contributed over ** billion Australian dollars to the Australian economy. Indian students, with education export income of over * billion Australian dollars, were the second-biggest contributors to the Australian economy.