This dataset presents information about employee income by age and sex. The data covers the financial years 2011-12 to 2017-18, and is based on Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) according to the 2016 edition of the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). Employee income is the total (or gross) income received as a return to labour from an employer or from a person's own incorporated business (when they are employed by this business). The data used in deriving employee income comes from both Individual Tax Returns (ITR) and payment summaries (where an individual has not lodged an ITR). All monetary values are presented as gross pre-tax dollars, as far as possible. This means they reflect income before deductions and loses, and before any taxation or levies (e.g. the Medicare levy or the temporary budget repair levy) are applied. The amounts shown are nominal, they have not been adjusted for inflation. The income presented in this release has been categorised into income types, these categories have been devised by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to closely align to ABS definitions of income. The statistics in this release are compiled from the Linked Employer Employee Dataset (LEED), a cross-sectional database based on administrative data from the Australian taxation system. The LEED includes more than 120 million tax records over seven consecutive years between 2011-12 and 2017-18. Please note: All personal income tax statistics included in LEED were provided in de-identified form with no home address or date of birth. Addresses were coded to the ASGS and date of birth was converted to an age at 30 June of the reference year prior to data provision.

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.

Australia Average Number of Persons in Household: One Family: Other: Age: Under 18 Years data was reported at 0.000 Person in 2020. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 Person for 2018. Australia Average Number of Persons in Household: One Family: Other: Age: Under 18 Years data is updated yearly, averaging 0.100 Person from Jun 2001 (Median) to 2020, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.600 Person in 2001 and a record low of 0.000 Person in 2020. Australia Average Number of Persons in Household: One Family: Other: Age: Under 18 Years 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.H037: Survey of Income and Housing: Average Number of Persons in Household: by Age.

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 Persons in Household: Non Family: Group Households data was reported at 2.400 Person in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.500 Person for 2018. Australia Average Number of Persons in Household: Non Family: Group Households data is updated yearly, averaging 2.400 Person from Jun 2001 (Median) to 2020, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.600 Person in 2016 and a record low of 2.200 Person in 2001. Australia Average Number of Persons in Household: Non Family: Group Households 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.H037: Survey of Income and Housing: Average Number of Persons in Household: by Age.

The 1991 Census Basic Community profiles present 57 tables containing summary characteristics of persons and/or dwellings for Census Collection Districts (CD) in Australia. This table contains data relating to annual individual income by age. Counts are of persons aged 15 years or more, based on place of enumeration on census night which; includes overseas visitors; excludes Australians overseas; and excludes adjustment for under-enumeration. The data is by CD 1991 boundaries. Periodicity: 5-Yearly. This data is ABS data (cat. no. 2101.0 & original geographic boundary cat. no. 1261.0.30.001) used with permission from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The tabular data was extracted from CDATA91 which was supplied to AURIN by the University of Melbourne. The cleaned, high resolution 1991 geographic boundaries are available from data.gov.au For more information please refer to the 1991 Census Dictionary

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.

Australia Average Number of Persons in Household: One Family: Other: Age: 65 Years And Over data was reported at 0.400 Person in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.500 Person for 2018. Australia Average Number of Persons in Household: One Family: Other: Age: 65 Years And Over data is updated yearly, averaging 0.400 Person from Jun 2001 (Median) to 2020, with 11 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.500 Person in 2018 and a record low of 0.300 Person in 2003. Australia Average Number of Persons in Household: One Family: Other: Age: 65 Years And Over 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.H037: Survey of Income and Housing: Average Number of Persons in Household: by Age.

In June 2022, it was estimated that around 7.3 percent of Australians were aged between 25 and 29, and the same applied to people aged between 30 and 34. All in all, about 55 percent of Australia’s population was aged 35 years or older as of June 2022. At the same time, the age distribution of the country also shows that the share of children under 14 years old was still higher than that of people over 65 years old. A breakdown of Australia’s population growth Australia is the sixth-largest country in the world, yet with a population of around 26 million inhabitants, it is only sparsely populated. Since the 1970s, the population growth of Australia has remained fairly constant. While there was a slight rise in the Australian death rate in 2022, the birth rate of the country decreased after a slight rise in the previous year. The fact that the birth rate is almost double the size of its death rate gives the country one of the highest natural population growth rates of any high-income country.
National distribution of the population Australia’s population is expected to surpass 28 million people by 2028. The majority of its inhabitants live in the major cities. The most populated states are New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland. Together, they account for over 75 percent of the population in Australia.

In Australia, ** percent of all national wealth was owned by the wealthiest ten percent of the population in 2023. Within the age group of 65 years or older, the wealthiest ten percent also own ** percent of the wealth, while the lowest ** percent own just ** percent.

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.

This dataset presents information about employee income by age and sex. The data covers the financial years 2011-12 to 2017-18, and is based on Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (GCCSA) according to the 2016 edition of the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).

Employee income is the total (or gross) income received as a return to labour from an employer or from a person's own incorporated business (when they are employed by this business). The data used in deriving employee income comes from both Individual Tax Returns (ITR) and payment summaries (where an individual has not lodged an ITR).

All monetary values are presented as gross pre-tax dollars, as far as possible. This means they reflect income before deductions and loses, and before any taxation or levies (e.g. the Medicare levy or the temporary budget repair levy) are applied. The amounts shown are nominal, they have not been adjusted for inflation. The income presented in this release has been categorised into income types, these categories have been devised by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) to closely align to ABS definitions of income.

The statistics in this release are compiled from the Linked Employer Employee Dataset (LEED), a cross-sectional database based on administrative data from the Australian taxation system. The LEED includes more than 120 million tax records over seven consecutive years between 2011-12 and 2017-18.

Please note:

• All personal income tax statistics included in LEED were provided in de-identified form with no home address or date of birth. Addresses were coded to the ASGS and date of birth was converted to an age at 30 June of the reference year prior to data provision.

• To minimise the risk of identifying individuals in aggregate statistics, perturbation has been applied to the statistics in this release. Perturbation involves small random adjustment of the statistics and is considered the most satisfactory technique for avoiding the release of identifiable statistics, while maximising the range of information that can be released. These adjustments have a negligible impact on the underlying pattern of the statistics. Some cells have also been suppressed due to low counts.

• Totals may not align with the sum of their components due to missing or unpublished information in the underlying data and perturbation.

For further information please visit the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

AURIN has made the following changes to the original data:

• Spatially enabled the original data.

• Set 'np' (not published to protect the confidentiality of individuals or businesses) values to Null.

Australia Average Number of Persons in Household: Age: 18 to 64 Years data was reported at 1.600 Person in 2020. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1.600 Person for 2018. Australia Average Number of Persons in Household: Age: 18 to 64 Years data is updated yearly, averaging 1.630 Person from Jun 1995 (Median) to 2020, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.680 Person in 1995 and a record low of 1.590 Person in 2004. Australia Average Number of Persons in Household: Age: 18 to 64 Years 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.H037: Survey of Income and Housing: Average Number of Persons in Household: by Age.

Australia Average Number of Persons in Household: Multiple Family: Age: Under 18 Years data was reported at 1.100 Person in 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.200 Person for 2018. Australia Average Number of Persons in Household: Multiple Family: Age: Under 18 Years data is updated yearly, averaging 1.200 Person from Jun 2004 (Median) to 2020, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.400 Person in 2016 and a record low of 1.100 Person in 2020. Australia Average Number of Persons in Household: Multiple Family: Age: Under 18 Years 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.H037: Survey of Income and Housing: Average Number of Persons in Household: by Age.

This dataset presents aggregated values of Employee Income by Age and Sex as a category of the estimates of Personal Income for Small Areas ABS release. The data spans over the financial years of 2010-11 to 2014-15 and is aggregated to the 2016 Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA) boundaries. This release presents regional data on the number of income earners, amounts they receive, and the distribution of income for the 2010-11 to 2014-15 financial years. An improved geocoding process has been introduced for this release. As such, previously released estimates for the 2010-11 and 2012-13 financial year have been superseded. The following personal income categories are provided in this census release: Employee Income Own Unincorporated Business Income Investment Income Superannuation Income Other Income (Income not allocatable to any other categories) Total Income (Sum of previous categories) These statistics provide insights into the nature of regional economies and the economic well-being of the people who live there. The data has been sourced from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and is presented with the updated 2016 editions of the Australian Statistical Geography Standards (ASGS): Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2); Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3); Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4); Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA) and Local Government Area (LGA). For more information on the release please visit the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Please note: When interpreting these results, it should be noted that some low income earners, for example those receiving Government pensions and allowances, or those who earned below the tax free threshold, may not be present in the data, as they may not be required to lodge personal tax forms. Other individuals may not lodge a tax return even if required, therefore care should be taken in interpreting the data as well as comparing the data in this publication with other income data produced by the ABS. To minimise the risk of identifying individuals in aggregate statistics, a confidentialisation process called perturbation has been applied to the data. Perturbation involves small random adjustment of the statistics and is considered the most satisfactory technique for avoiding the release of identifiable statistics while maximising the range of information that can be released. Where data is not available or not for publication, the record has been set to a null value.

This dataset presents information from G17 – Total personal income (weekly) by age by sex 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: G17 – Total personal income (weekly) by age by sex 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)

LGA based data for Total Personal Income (Weekly) by Age by Sex, in Basic Community Profile, 1996 Census. Count of persons aged 15 years and over. B13 is broken up into 3 sections (B13A - B13C), this section contains ‘Females negative income Aged 15-19 years’ - 'Females total total’. The data is by LGA 1996 boundaries. Periodicity: 5-Yearly. This data is ABS data (geographic boundary cat. no. 1261.0.30.001 & census dictionary cat. no. 2901.0) used with permission from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. For more information visit the ABS .

The 1991 Census Usual Residents Community Profiles present 25 tables containing summary characteristics of usual residents for Local Government Areas (LGA) in Australia.

This table contains data relating to annual individual income by age and sex. Counts are of persons aged 15 years or more, based on their usual place of residence; excludes Australians overseas; and excludes adjustment for under-enumeration. The data is by LGA 1991 boundaries. Periodicity: 5-Yearly.

This data is ABS data (cat. no. 2101.0 & original geographic boundary cat. no. 1261.0.30.001) used with permission from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The tabular data was processed and supplied to AURIN by the Australian Data Archives. The cleaned, high resolution 1991 geographic boundaries are available from data.gov.au.

For more information please refer to the 1991 Census Dictionary.

This dataset presents aggregated values of Employee Income by Age and Sex as a category of the estimates of Personal Income for Small Areas ABS release. The data spans over the financial years of 2010-11 to 2014-15 and is aggregated to the 2016 ASGS Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4) boundaries. This release presents regional data on the number of income earners, amounts they receive, and the distribution of income for the 2010-11 to 2014-15 financial years. An improved geocoding process has been introduced for this release. As such, previously released estimates for the 2010-11 and 2012-13 financial year have been superseded. The following personal income categories are provided in this census release: Employee Income Own Unincorporated Business Income Investment Income Superannuation Income Other Income (Income not allocatable to any other categories) Total Income (Sum of previous categories) These statistics provide insights into the nature of regional economies and the economic well-being of the people who live there. The data has been sourced from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and is presented with the updated 2016 editions of the Australian Statistical Geography Standards (ASGS): Statistical Area Level 2 (SA2); Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3); Statistical Area Level 4 (SA4); Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA) and Local Government Area (LGA). For more information on the release please visit the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Please note: When interpreting these results, it should be noted that some low income earners, for example those receiving Government pensions and allowances, or those who earned below the tax free threshold, may not be present in the data, as they may not be required to lodge personal tax forms. Other individuals may not lodge a tax return even if required, therefore care should be taken in interpreting the data as well as comparing the data in this publication with other income data produced by the ABS. To minimise the risk of identifying individuals in aggregate statistics, a confidentialisation process called perturbation has been applied to the data. Perturbation involves small random adjustment of the statistics and is considered the most satisfactory technique for avoiding the release of identifiable statistics while maximising the range of information that can be released. Where data is not available or not for publication, the record has been set to a null value.

As at February 2025, couples aged 25 to 34 years old in Sydney, Australia spent an average of around **** percent of their household income on mortgage repayments for an entry-priced house. In comparison, couples in the same age bracket in Darwin were spending around **** percent of their household income on mortgage repayments for a house.