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National summary tables
INCOME GROWTH
| | | Units | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
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1 | Real net national disposable income per capita(a) | $'000 | 21.9 | 22.4 | 22.9 | 23.5 | 24.4 | 25.3 | 26.2 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 28.3 | 29.2 |
2 | Real GDP per capita(a) | $'000 | r27.2 | r27.9 | r28.7 | r29.6 | r30.4 | r31.2 | r32.2 | r33.6 | r34.5 | r34.7 | 35.7 |
| Weekly earnings | | | | | | | | | | | | |
3 | | Average weekly total earnings - all employees | $ | r510 | r526 | r533 | r551 | r574 | n.a. | r610 | n.a. | r653 | n.a. | 698 |
4 | | Average weekly ordinary time earnings of full-time adult non-managerial employees | $ | 541 | 558 | 578 | 608 | 634 | n.a. | 692 | n.a. | 737 | n.a. | 800 |
5 | Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses | index no. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 100.0 | 101.2 | 104.4 | 107.4 | 111.1 | 114.8 |
6 | Full weekly benefit received by a single age pensioner | $ | 196.3 | 196.5 | 196.8 | 189.3 | 196.8 | 199.1 | 201.6 | 203.3 | 202.8 | 206.7 | 210.9 |
7 | Full weekly benefit received by a couple with two children | $ | 326 | 339 | 347 | 355 | 370 | 386 | 393 | 397 | 405 | r445 | 465 |
8 | Consumer price index | index no. | 107.3 | 108.4 | 110.4 | 113.9 | 118.7 | 120.3 | 120.3 | 121.8 | 124.7 | 132.2 | 136.0 |
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INCOME DISTRIBUTION
| | | Units | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
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9 | Female/male ratio of mean weekly ordinary time earnings of full-time adult non-managerial employees | ratio | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.92 | 0.91 | 0.89 | n.a. | 0.89 | n.a. | 0.90 | n.a. | 0.89 |
| Household disposable income | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mean weekly income of selected households(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
10 | | Lone person aged under 35 | $ | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 383 | 403 | 437 | 414 | n.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
11 | | Couple only, reference person aged under 35 | $ | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 809 | 834 | 865 | 875 | n.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
12 | | Couple with dependent children only | $ | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 752 | 763 | 789 | 834 | n.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
13 | | One parent with dependent children only | $ | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 367 | 394 | 408 | 435 | n.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
14 | | Couple only, reference person aged 65 and over | $ | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 373 | 389 | 446 | 422 | n.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
15 | | Lone person aged 65 and over | $ | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 201 | 218 | 235 | 236 | n.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
| Mean weekly equivalised income for selected groups of households(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
16 | | Low income | $ | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 408 | 408 | 427 | 427 | n.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
17 | | Middle income | $ | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 687 | 680 | 707 | 720 | n.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
18 | | High income | $ | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 1,556 | 1,518 | 1,561 | 1,642 | n.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
| Weekly equivalised income of households at top of selected income percentiles(b) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
19 | | 20th(P20) | $ | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 402 | 404 | 419 | 420 | n.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
20 | | 50th(P50) | $ | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 687 | 676 | 704 | 716 | n.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
21 | | 80th(P80) | $ | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 1,122 | 1,121 | 1,160 | 1,180 | n.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
| Ratios of weekly equivalised incomes of households at top of selected income percentiles | | | | | | | | | | | | |
22 | | P90/P10 | ratio | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 3.92 | 3.90 | 3.84 | 3.96 | n.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
23 | | P80/P20 | ratio | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 2.79 | 2.77 | 2.77 | 2.81 | n.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
24 | | P80/P50 | ratio | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 1.63 | 1.66 | 1.65 | 1.65 | n.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
25 | | P20/P50 | ratio | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.59 | n.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
| Share of weekly equivalised income received by households with: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
26 | | High incomes | % | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 39.1 | 38.6 | 38.3 | 39.2 | n.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
27 | | Low incomes | % | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.2 | n.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
28 | Gini coefficient of weekly equivalised household income | ratio | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 0.320 | 0.315 | 0.309 | 0.322 | n.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
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EXPENDITURE
| | Units | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
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29 | Real household final consumption expenditure per capita(a) | $'000 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.9 | 18.3 | 18.6 | 19.3 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 20.9 | 21.4 |
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SOURCES OF INCOME
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Units |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
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Main source of income - of all households |
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30 |
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Wages and salaries |
% |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
r58.0 |
r57.1 |
r56.8 |
r57.0 |
n.a. |
n.y.a. |
n.y.a. |
n.y.a. |
31 |
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Own business or partnership |
% |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
r6.2 |
r7.4 |
6.6 |
r6.0 |
n.a. |
n.y.a. |
n.y.a. |
n.y.a. |
32 |
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Government pensions and allowances |
% |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
r28.1 |
r27.7 |
r28.0 |
r28.4 |
n.a. |
n.y.a. |
n.y.a. |
n.y.a. |
33 |
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Other |
% |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
r6.6 |
r6.9 |
r7.7 |
r7.6 |
n.a. |
n.y.a. |
n.y.a. |
n.y.a. |
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Income support |
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34 |
GDP spent on social assistance benefits in cash to residents(b) |
% |
8.3 |
8.6 |
8.9 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.3 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
9.1 |
8.6 |
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Main source of income is government pensions and allowances - proportion of all households in selected life-cycle groups |
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35 |
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Lone person aged under 35 |
% |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
12.7 |
14.8 |
15.3 |
16.1 |
n.a. |
n.y.a. |
n.y.a. |
n.y.a. |
36 |
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Couple only, reference person aged under 35 |
% |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
**3.4 |
**1.8 |
**3.0 |
**3.9 |
n.a. |
n.y.a. |
n.y.a. |
n.y.a. |
37 |
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Couple with dependent children only |
% |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
10.8 |
11.3 |
10.8 |
10.9 |
n.a. |
n.y.a. |
n.y.a. |
n.y.a. |
38 |
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One parent with dependent children only |
% |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
64.1 |
59.9 |
66.1 |
59.1 |
n.a. |
n.y.a. |
n.y.a. |
n.y.a. |
39 |
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Couple only, reference person aged 65 and over |
% |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
69.8 |
70.3 |
64.2 |
65.6 |
n.a. |
n.y.a. |
n.y.a. |
n.y.a. |
40 |
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Lone person aged 65 and over |
% |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
83.5 |
79.3 |
79.5 |
78.1 |
n.a. |
n.y.a. |
n.y.a. |
n.y.a. |
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Recipients of selected government payments |
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41 |
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Labour market program allowance(c) |
'000 |
851.8 |
913.8 |
878.3 |
822.6 |
846.6 |
829.9 |
809.6 |
745.9 |
672.3 |
665.8 |
n.y.a. |
42 |
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Single-parent payment(d) |
'000 |
287.2 |
298.4 |
313.4 |
324.9 |
342.3 |
358.9 |
372.3 |
r384.9 |
397.3 |
424.6 |
436.6 |
43 |
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Disability support pension(d) |
'000 |
378.6 |
406.6 |
436.2 |
464.4 |
499.2 |
527.5 |
555.3 |
r577.8 |
r602.4 |
623.9 |
658.9 |
44 |
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Age pension |
'000 |
1,446 |
1,516 |
1,582 |
1,579 |
1,603 |
1,680 |
1,683 |
1,716 |
1,730 |
1,786 |
1,811 |
45 |
Age pensioners - of persons of qualifying age |
% |
61.0 |
62.8 |
64.3 |
63.0 |
62.7 |
64.4 |
65.4 |
65.5 |
65.9 |
r65.8 |
n.y.a. |
46 |
Females - of all age pensioners |
% |
69.0 |
68.2 |
67.5 |
65.5 |
64.4 |
64.4 |
63.5 |
63.1 |
62.1 |
61.6 |
60.8 |
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(a) Chain volume measure, reference year 2000-01.
(b) Adjusted for changes in the Consumer Price Index; values are given in 1997-98 dollars.
(c) Average weekly data for June. Includes people who receive a nil rate of payment.
(d) Includes payments to people living overseas.
Reference periods: Data for income distribution, sources of income (except average weekly total earnings data which are at May) are for the year ending 30 June. Income support data are at June.
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