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.

In the 2018 financial year, the average gross weekly household income in New South Wales, Australia was 2,445 Australian dollars and an equivalized disposable income of 1,232 Australian dollars. The state or territory with the lowest gross income and the only one with an average gross income below 2,000 Australian dollars was Tasmania.

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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.

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 August 2023, the median weekly earnings of employees in Australia were 1,300 Australian dollars. Since August 1975, the median weekly earnings of employees in Australia have increased more than ten-fold.

Australia Household Income: Trend: Gross Disposable Income data was reported at 310,021.000 AUD mn in Mar 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 307,715.000 AUD mn for Dec 2018. Australia Household Income: Trend: Gross Disposable Income data is updated quarterly, averaging 62,425.000 AUD mn from Sep 1959 (Median) to Mar 2019, with 239 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 310,021.000 AUD mn in Mar 2019 and a record low of 3,087.000 AUD mn in Sep 1959. Australia Household Income: Trend: 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.A288: SNA08: Household Saving Ratio and Household Income: Trend.

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 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 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 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.

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.

As of August 2023, the mean weekly earnings of full-time employees in Australia were 1,885.6 Australian dollars. This is an increase of 62 Australian dollars a week.

In financial year 2020, over 460 thousand households in Australia had a gross weekly household income of 6,000 Australian dollars or more. On the other end of the spectrum, over 30,000 households had a negative income and around over 32,000 had no income.

Australia Average Number of Dependent Children in Household: Multiple Family data was reported at 1.200 Person in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.400 Person for 2018. Australia Average Number of Dependent Children in Household: Multiple Family data is updated yearly, averaging 1.300 Person from Jun 2004 (Median) to 2020, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.500 Person in 2016 and a record low of 1.200 Person in 2020. Australia Average Number of Dependent Children in Household: Multiple Family 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.H039: Survey of Income and Housing: Average Number of Dependent Children in Household: by Family Composition.

This report analyses aggregate real household disposable income in Australia. The data for this report is sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and is seasonally adjusted. The ABS and IBISWorld define disposable income as gross income less taxes on income and wealth, interest payments, non-life insurance premiums and other current transfers payable. Disposable income is, therefore, the income available to people to be spent on both necessary and other goods and services. This differs from discretionary income, which is the income available to be spent after all necessary purchases have been made. The data is presented in 2011-12 dollars, converted using the Consumer Price Index and is presented in financial years.

AbstractTaxation Statistics 2020-21 is a continental dataset providing an overview of the income and tax status of Australian individuals, companies, partnerships, trusts and funds for the 2020-21 financial year.The dataset was compiled for the annual publication, Taxation Statistics, the ATO’s key statistical report. It provides a comprehensive statistical summary of information taxpayers report to the ATO. It includes information sourced from:The income tax returns of individuals, companies, super funds, partnerships and trusts.Annual returns for fringe benefits tax (FBT) and goods and services tax (GST).Business activity statements (BAS) and instalment activity statements (IAS).Schedules for rental properties, capital gains tax (CGT) and international dealings.Superannuation member contribution statements (MCS).Other information reported to the ATO in relation to excise, the pay as you go (PAYG) system, and charitable institutions.Previous versions of this dataset are available on the Australian Government open government data portal data.gov.auCurrencyDate Published: 07 March 2023Date Updated: 13 September 2024Modification Frequency: As neededData ExtentGeocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94)Spatial ExtentNorth: -9.1°South: -43.6°East: 159.1°West: 96.8°Source InformationData and Metadata are available from Taxation Statistics 2020-21 - Dataset - data.gov.auThe data was obtained from the Australian Taxation Office.Catalog Entry: Taxation Statistics 2020-21 | Datasets | data.gov.auLineage StatementThis layer was put together using two datasets. Australian taxation and income data provided by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), was joined to the 2016 Postal Areas shapefile provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).Postal AreasPostal Areas (POA) are an ABS Mesh Block approximation of a general definition of postcodes. They enable comparison of ABS data with other data collected using postcodes as the geographic reference. ABS approximations of administrative boundaries do not match official legal boundaries exactly and should only be used for statistical purposes.Data and geography referencesSource data publication: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 2 - Postal AreasFurther information: Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 2 - Non ABS StructuresSource: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)Data PreparationThe CSV was joined to the POA geographies using the 4 digit postcode. For the CSV, it was exported as a file geodatabase and a new field had to be generated where the postcodes were entered as text data to maintain the leading zeroes. The new text postcode field was then joined to the ABS POA_Name field.All data manipulations, joins, and spatial operations were performed using ArcGIS Pro 3.4.3.Data dictionaryAttribute nameDescriptionPostcodesThe postcode affiliated with that areaAREA_SQKMThe area in square kilometres of the postcodeAverage taxable income or lossThe average taxable income or loss of the postcodeNumber of individuals lodging an income tax returnThe number of individuals lodging a tax return in that postcodeCount taxable income or lossThe number of individuals reporting taxable income or loss in the postcodeMedian taxable income or lossThe median taxable income or loss of the postcodeProportion with salary or wagesThe proportion of individuals reporting salary or wages in the postcodeCount salary or wagesThe number of individuals reporting salary or wages in the postcodeAverage salary or wagesThe average salary or wages of the postcodeMedian salary or wagesThe median salary or wages of the postcodeProportion with net rentThe proportion of individuals reporting net rent in the postcodeCount net rentThe number of individuals reporting net rent in the postcodeAverage net rentThe average cost of net rent in the postcodeMedian net rentThe median net rent in the postcodeCount total income or lossThe number of individuals reporting total income or loss in the postcodeAverage total income or lossThe average total income or loss of the postcodeMedian total income or lossThe median total income or loss of the postcodeCount total deductionsCount of individuals reporting total deductions in the postcodeAverage total deductionsThe average total deductions of the postcodeMedian total deductionsThe median total deductions of the postcodeProportion with total business incomeThe proportion of individuals reporting business income in the postcodeCount total business incomeThe number of individuals reporting business income in the postcodeAverage total business incomeThe average total business income in the postcodeMedian total business incomeThe median total business income in the postcodeCount total business expensesThe number of individuals reporting business expenses in the postcodeAverage total business expensesThe average business expenses in the postcodeMedian total business expensesThe median business expenses in the postcodeProportion with net taxThe proportion of individuals with net tax in the postcodeCount net taxThe number of individuals with net tax in the postcodeAverage net taxThe average net tax in the postcodeMedian net taxThe median net tax in the postcodeCount super total accounts balanceThe total number of super accounts in the postcodeAverage super total accounts balanceThe average balance of super accounts in the postcodeMedian super total accounts balanceThe median balance of super accounts in the postcodeProportion with total business expensesThe proportion of individuals reporting business expenses in the postcodeSHAPE_LengthLength of polygon outlineSHAPE_AreaArea of the polygonContactAustralian Taxation Office, taxstats@ato.gov.au

Australia Weekly Gross Income: 2011-12p: Median: Multiple Family data was reported at 2,654.000 AUD in 2012. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,480.000 AUD for 2010. Australia Weekly Gross Income: 2011-12p: Median: Multiple Family data is updated yearly, averaging 2,167.000 AUD from Jun 2004 (Median) to 2012, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,654.000 AUD in 2012 and a record low of 1,787.000 AUD in 2004. Australia Weekly Gross Income: 2011-12p: Median: Multiple Family 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.H031: Survey of Income and Housing: Gross Household Income: by Family Composition.

The data file presents counts of families in different income and family composition categories based on their place of usual residence, from 2011 Census of Population and Housing.

As of August 2023, the median hourly earnings of employees in Australia were 39.5 Australian dollars. Since August 2000, the median hourly earnings of employees in Australia have increased by over 23 Australian dollars.

Australia Equivalised Disposable Income: Share: Highest Quintile data was reported at 39.800 % in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 40.400 % for 2018. Australia Equivalised Disposable Income: Share: Highest Quintile data is updated yearly, averaging 38.950 % from Jun 1995 (Median) to 2020, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 41.000 % in 2008 and a record low of 37.100 % in 1997. Australia Equivalised Disposable Income: Share: Highest Quintile 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.H028: Survey of Income and Housing: Equivalized Disposable Household Income.