5204.0.55.009 - Information Paper: Australian National Accounts, Distribution of Household Income, Consumption and Wealth, 2009-10  
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APPENDIX 1 AUSTRALIAN SYSTEM OF NATIONAL ACCOUNTS, INCOME, CONSUMPTION AND WEALTH RATIOS


The ratios are calculated by dividing the total value of the highest quintile by the total value of the lowest quintile. The ratios are a measure of the spread of income, consumption and wealth across the population. The ratios are a summary indicator of inequality.

Ratios - Highest quintile to lowest quintile
Equivalised income quintiles
Equivalised net worth quintiles
Gross operating surplus - dwellings owned by persons
3.2
5.6
Gross Mixed Income
7.7
9.7
Compensation of employees
16.3
2.3
Property Income
10.5
31.2
Social assistance benefits
0.1
0.5
Interest payable
4.1
7.2
Income tax payable
44.1
4.0
Gross disposable income
4.9
2.8
Social transfers in kind
0.4
0.7
Adjusted disposable income
3.0
2.2
Final Consumption Expenditure
2.5
2.2
Food
1.4
1.4
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
1.5
0.9
Cigarettes and tobacco
0.8
0.5
Alcoholic beverages
2.6
1.5
Clothing and footwear
3.3
2.0
Rent and other dwelling services
1.9
2.0
Electricity, gas and other fuel
1.4
1.6
Furnishings and household equipment
2.7
2.8
Health
2.0
2.7
Transport
3.7
2.3
Communication
1.7
1.1
Recreation and culture
2.8
2.1
Education services
3.2
2.0
Hotels, cafes and restaurants
4.3
2.0
Miscellaneous goods and services
4.3
4.9
Insurance
7.5
17.0
Other Financial Services
3.8
5.7
Other goods and services
3.3
2.3
Superannuation benefits paid (memorandum item)
16.8
34.8
Total assets
4.5
57.6
Dwellings
3.7
75.6
Land
3.3
86.9
Residential dwelling and land
3.7
75.5
Financial assets
7.6
37.6
Currency and deposits
3.4
17.9
Shares and other equity
16.9
230.2
Insurance technical reserves
9.9
32.0
Liabilities
3.6
8.0
Loans and placements
3.9
7.2
Net worth
4.7
196.3