Government Revenues in Australia increased to 80393 AUD Million in May from 65502 AUD Million in April of 2025. This dataset provides - Australia Government Revenues- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Australia General Government: Revenue: Taxes: Payroll data was reported at 6,262.000 AUD mn in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,974.000 AUD mn for Mar 2018. Australia General Government: Revenue: Taxes: Payroll data is updated quarterly, averaging 5,226.000 AUD mn from Mar 2008 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 41 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,267.000 AUD mn in Sep 2017 and a record low of 3,915.000 AUD mn in Mar 2008. Australia General Government: Revenue: Taxes: Payroll data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.IMF.IFS: Government Finance: Operations Statement: Quarterly.

Updated data for the Australian Government’s Income Management (IM) program will be available on the third Thursday of every month. The data summary will include: Table 1. Number of IM participants by location and measure 1.1 Northern Territory 1.2 Western Australia 1.3 Queensland 1.4 South Australia 1.5 Victoria 1.6 New South Wales Table 2. Number of IM participants with an active BasicsCard by State/Territory Table 3. Number of IM exemptions by Indigenous Indicator The data provided will be the last weekly data update for the previous month. Legislation Legislation for IM is located here in the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999. The Guide to Social Policy Law for IM is located here. Information about IM More information about Income Management is located here on the Department of Human Services web site. Locations The places that have IM, by State and Territory, is located here on the Department of Human Services web site. Data Confidentialisation Policy Table cells are suppressed where the count refers to less than five, but more than zero, people. The method is: * Cells with counts between one (1) and four (4) are presented as

AU: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports: % of Tax Revenue data was reported at 0.003 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.003 % for 2016. AU: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports: % of Tax Revenue data is updated yearly, averaging 0.006 % from Jun 1972 (Median) to 2017, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.921 % in 1977 and a record low of 0.003 % in 2013. AU: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports: % of Tax Revenue data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Taxes on exports are all levies on goods being transported out of the country or services being delivered to nonresidents by residents. Rebates on exported goods that are repayments of previously paid general consumption taxes, excise taxes, or import duties are deducted from the gross amounts receivable from these taxes, not from amounts receivable from export taxes.;International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.;;

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)

When analysing these statistics:

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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Australia All Levels of Government: General Government: Revenue: Dividend Income data was reported at 16,217.000 AUD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 14,618.000 AUD mn for 2016. Australia All Levels of Government: General Government: Revenue: Dividend Income data is updated yearly, averaging 8,838.500 AUD mn from Jun 2000 (Median) to 2017, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16,717.000 AUD mn in 2015 and a record low of 5,360.000 AUD mn in 2001. Australia All Levels of Government: General Government: Revenue: Dividend 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.F062: SNA08: All Levels of Government: Operating Statement: General Government (Discontinued).

The Department of Social Services (DSS) is the Australian Government’s preeminent source of advice on social policy and works in partnership with other government and non-government organisations to manage a diverse range of programs and services designed to support and improve the lives of Australians. DSS has whole of government responsibility

• Families and Children

• Housing Support

• Seniors

• Communities and Vulnerable People

• Disability and Carers

• Women's Safety

• Mental Health

• Settlement and Multicultural Affairs

• Ageing and Aged Care

• Review of Australia’s Welfare System

This statistical overview presents information about income support payments and customers administered by a number of Australian Government departments.

Unless otherwise indicated, the statistics relate to the relevant pay periods closest to 30 June. These periods will generally be within a fortnight either side of that date.

Key sections of the overview are:

• payments for older people,

• people with disability and

• those caring for people with disability, severe medical conditions,

• or those who are frail aged

• student and labour market related payments

• family assistance

• other payments and services

• pensioners paid overseas.

Payment and allowance information, including eligibility criteria, are included within each section. When The Department of Social Services was formed in September 2013 the publishing of the Statistical Paper series ceased. The DSS Payments Demographic Data Set is updated quarterly and covers the majority of the information contained in the Statistical Paper series. Please contact the Data Requests team if you have any questions in relation to this publication or the DSS Payment Demographic Data Set.

Further information to assist with the interpretation of statistics is available from the DSS and Human Services websites:

Department of Human Services (DHS)

Department of Social Services (DSS).

Australia General Government: Revenue: Taxes: Income and Profits data was reported at 312,372.000 AUD mn in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 296,470.000 AUD mn for 2017. Australia General Government: Revenue: Taxes: Income and Profits data is updated yearly, averaging 240,618.000 AUD mn from Jun 2008 (Median) to 2018, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 312,372.000 AUD mn in 2018 and a record low of 191,488.000 AUD mn in 2009. Australia General Government: Revenue: Taxes: Income and Profits data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.IMF.IFS: Government Finance: Operations Statement: Annual.

Taxation statistics: an overview of the income and tax status of Australian individuals, companies, partnerships, trusts and funds for 2020-21.

For more info see: https://www.ato.gov.au/About-ATO/Research-and-statistics/In-detail/Taxation-statistics/Taxation-statistics-2020-21/

This dataset presents data on income (including Government allowances) available from the ABS Data by Region statistics. This release of Data by Region presents various data for 2011-2019 and Census of Population and Housing data for 2011 and 2016 and is based on the Statistical Area 3 (SA3) 2016 boundaries. The dataset includes information in the following specified areas of income: Estimates of Personal Income, Gross Capital Gains, Selected Government Pensions and Allowances, Total Personal Income (Weekly) and Equivalised Total Household Income.

Data by Region contains a standard set of data for each region type, depending on the availability of statistics for particular geographies. Data are sourced from a wide variety of collections, both ABS and non-ABS. When analysing these statistics, care needs to be taken as time periods, definitions, methodologies, scope and coverage can differ across collections. Where available, data have been presented as a time series - to enable users to assess changes over time. However, when looked at on a period to period basis, some series may sometimes appear volatile. When analysing the data, users are encouraged to consider the longer term behaviour of the series, where this extra information is available.

For more information please visit the Explanatory Notes.

AURIN has made the following changes to the original data:

• Spatially enabled the original data with the ABS Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) SA3 2016 dataset.

• Some data values in Data by Region have been randomly adjusted or suppressed to avoid the release of confidential details.

• Where data was not available, not available for publication, nil or rounded to zero in the original data, it has been set to null.

• Columns and rows that did not contain any values in the original data have been removed.

Key information about Australia Tax revenue: % of GDP

• Australia Tax revenue: % of GDP was reported at 29.8 % in Dec 2024.
• This records an increase from the previous number of 27.7 % for Sep 2024.
• Australia Tax revenue: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 28.4 % from Sep 2002 to Dec 2024, with 90 observations.
• The data reached an all-time high of 34.4 % in Jun 2023 and a record low of 22.3 % in Sep 2010.
• Australia Tax revenue: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data.
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Tax Revenue: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly.

CEIC calculates quarterly Tax Revenue as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Tax Revenue and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides Tax Revenue in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency. Tax Revenue prior to Q3 2017 is based on SNA 2008 GFMS 2001. Tax Revenue prior to Q3 2008 is based on SNA 1993.

The AGHDS is a confidentialised unit record file that provides point in time data for income units in receipt of Centrelink social security payments and families receiving Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A.

Combines information from numerous Centrelink files to create records at an income unit level, rather than person or household level. An income unit consists of a person, the person’s partner, and any children for whom the couple may receive FTB Part A. Single social security recipients living together in the same household are regarded as separate income units. One person in each income unit is classified as the primary reference person based on sex and the type of payment received. Includes information about type of housing, amount of weekly income, payment type and other characteristics of income units.

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Australia was reported at 23.63 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Australia - Tax revenue (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

In the 2021 financial year in Australia, a total of **** billion Australian dollars was raised through excise taxes on spirits and ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages (RTDs). Excise taxes on spirits and RTDs are expected to create a tax revenue of over *** billion Australian dollars in financial year 2026.

In financial year 2020 the Australian government raised around 5.8 billion Australian dollars in revenue from gambling. In the 2019 financial year the annual revenue from gambling in the country reach a high of almost 6.6 billion dollars.

The DSS Payment Demographic data set is made up of:

Selected DSS payment data by

• Geography: state/territory, electorate, postcode, LGA and SA2 (for 2015 onwards)

• Demographic: age, sex and Indigenous/non-Indigenous

• Duration on Payment (Working Age & Pensions)

• Duration on Income Support (Working Age, Carer payment & Disability Support Pension)

• Rate (Working Age & Pensions)

• Earnings (Working Age & Pensions)

• Age Pension assets data

• JobSeeker Payment and Youth Allowance (other) Principal Carers

• Activity Tested Recipients by Partial Capacity to Work (NSA,PPS & YAO)

• Exits within 3, 6 and 12 months (Newstart Allowance/JobSeeker Payment, Parenting Payment, Sickness Allowance & Youth Allowance)

• Disability Support Pension by medical condition

• Care Receiver by medical conditions

• Commonwealth Rent Assistance by Payment type and Income Unit type have been added from March 2017. For further information about Commonwealth Rent Assistance and Income Units see the Data Descriptions and Glossary included in the dataset.

From December 2022, the "DSS Expanded Benefit and Payment Recipient Demographics – quarterly data" publication has introduced expanded reporting populations for income support recipients. As a result, the reporting population for Jobseeker Payment and Special Benefit has changed to include recipients who are current but on zero rate of payment and those who are suspended from payment. The reporting population for ABSTUDY, Austudy, Parenting Payment and Youth Allowance has changed to include those who are suspended from payment. The expanded report will replace the standard report after June 2023.

Additional data for DSS Expanded Benefit and Payment Recipient Demographics – quarterly data includes:

• A new contents page to assist users locate the information within the spreadsheet

• Additional data for the ‘Suspended’ population in the ‘Payment by Rate’ tab to enable users to calculate the old reporting rules.

• Additional information on the Employment Earning by ‘Income Free Area’ tab.

From December 2022, Services Australia have implemented a change in the Centrelink payment system to recognise gender other than the sex assigned at birth or during infancy, or as a gender which is not exclusively male or female. To protect the privacy of individuals and comply with confidentialisation policy, persons identifying as ‘non-binary’ will initially be grouped with ‘females’ in the period immediately following implementation of this change. The Department will monitor the implications of this change and will publish the ‘non-binary’ gender category as soon as privacy and confidentialisation considerations allow.

Local Government Area has been updated to reflect the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2022 boundaries from June 2023.

Commonwealth Electorate Division has been updated to reflect the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2021 boundaries from June 2023.

SA2 has been updated to reflect the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2021 boundaries from June 2023.

From December 2021, the following are included in the report:

• selected payments by work capacity, by various demographic breakdowns

• rental type and homeownership

• Family Tax Benefit recipients and children by payment type

• Commonwealth Rent Assistance by proportion eligible for the maximum rate

• an age breakdown for Age Pension recipients

For further information, please see the Glossary.

From June 2021, data on the Paid Parental Leave Scheme is included yearly in June releases. This includes both Parental Leave Pay and Dad and Partner Pay, across multiple breakdowns. Please see Glossary for further information.

From March 2017 the DSS demographic dataset will include top 25 countries of birth. For further information see the glossary.

From March 2016 machine readable files containing the three geographic breakdowns have also been published for use in National Map, links to these datasets are below:

• Statistical Area 2 - SA2

• Commonwealth Electoral Division - CED

• Local Government Area - LGA

Pre June 2014 Quarter Data contains:

Selected DSS payment data by

• Geography: state/territory; electorate; postcode and LGA

• Demographic: age, sex and Indigenous/non-Indigenous

Note: JobSeeker Payment replaced Newstart Allowance and other working age payments from 20 March 2020, for further details see: https://www.dss.gov.au/benefits-payments/jobseeker-payment

For data on DSS payment demographics as at June 2013 or earlier, the department has published data which was produced annually. Data is provided by payment type containing timeseries’, state, gender, age range, and various other demographics. Links to these publications are below:

• Statistical Paper series

Concession card data in the March and June 2020 quarters have been re-stated to address an over-count in reported cardholder numbers.

28/06/2024 – The March 2024 and December 2023 reports were republished with updated data in the ‘Carer Receivers by Med Condition’ section, updates are exclusive to the ‘Care Receivers of Carer Payment recipients’ table, under ‘Intellectual / Learning’ and ‘Circulatory System’ conditions only.

This dataset presents information from G33 – Total household income (weekly) by household composition in Australia based on the general community profile from the 2021 Census. It contains characteristics of persons, families, and dwellings by Local Government Areas (LGA), 2021, from the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3.

This dataset is part of a set of web services based on the 2021 Census. It can be used as a tool for researching, planning, and analysis. The data is based on place of usual residence (that is, where people usually live, rather than where they were counted on Census night), unless otherwise stated.

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of respondents. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals. For further information see the 2021 Census Privacy Statement, Confidentiality, and Introduced random error/perturbation.

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Contact the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) If you have questions, feedback or would like to receive updates about this web service, please email geography@abs.gov.au. For information about how the ABS manages any personal information you provide view the ABS privacy policy.

Data and geography references Source data publication: G33 – Total household income (weekly) by household composition Geographic boundary information: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3 Further information: About the Census, 2021 Census product release guide – Community Profiles, Understanding Census geography Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

This dataset presents information from G33 – Total household income (weekly) by household composition in Australia based on the general community profile from the 2021 Census. It contains characteristics of persons, families, and dwellings by Statistical Areas Level 2 (SA2), 2021, from the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3.

This dataset is part of a set of web services based on the 2021 Census. It can be used as a tool for researching, planning, and analysis. The data is based on place of usual residence (that is, where people usually live, rather than where they were counted on Census night), unless otherwise stated.

Small random adjustments have been made to all cell values to protect the confidentiality of respondents. These adjustments may cause the sum of rows or columns to differ by small amounts from table totals. For further information see the 2021 Census Privacy Statement, Confidentiality, and Introduced random error/perturbation.

Made possible by the Digital Atlas of Australia The Digital Atlas of Australia is an Australian Government initiative being led by Geoscience Australia. It will bring together trusted datasets from across government in an interactive, secure, and easy-to-use geospatial platform. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is working in partnership with Geoscience Australia to establish a set of web services to make ABS data available in the Digital Atlas.

Contact the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) If you have questions, feedback or would like to receive updates about this web service, please email geography@abs.gov.au. For information about how the ABS manages any personal information you provide view the ABS privacy policy.

Data and geography references Source data publication: G33 – Total household income (weekly) by household composition Geographic boundary information: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 3 Further information: About the Census, 2021 Census product release guide – Community Profiles, Understanding Census geography Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

Australia Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capital Gains: % of Revenue data was reported at 67.857 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 64.472 % for 2021. Australia Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capital Gains: % of Revenue data is updated yearly, averaging 64.111 % from Dec 1972 (Median) to 2022, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 67.857 % in 2022 and a record low of 58.325 % in 1972. Australia Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and Capital Gains: % of Revenue data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Government Revenue, Expenditure and Finance. Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.;International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Median;

The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey is a nationally representative longitudinal study of Australian households which commenced in 2001. Funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services (DSS), the HILDA Survey is managed by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne. The HILDA Survey provides longitudinal data on the lives of Australian residents. Its primary objective is to support research questions falling within three broad and inter-related areas of income, labour market and family dynamics. The HILDA Survey is a household-based panel study of Australian households and, as such, it interviews all household members (15 years and over) of the selected households and then re-interviews the same people in subsequent years. This dataset is the 16th release of the HILDA data, incorporating data collected from 2001 through 2016 (Waves 1-16). Special topic modules in Wave 16 are: education, skills and abilities; literacy and numeracy; and cognitive ability tasks. Please note that this release of the HILDA Restricted Release is now superseded. For the current release, please visit https://ada.edu.au/hilda_rr_current