In the 2018 financial year, the average gross weekly household income in Australia was 2,418 Australian dollars and an equivalized disposable income of 1,157 Australian dollars. By comparison, the state or territory with the lowest gross income was Tasmania at 1,891 Australian dollars.
Breakdown of the weekly average household income in Australia in financial year 2018, by type
(in Australian dollars)
Characteristic
Average weekly household income in Australian dollars
Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.
(a) Includes imputed rent
(b) Includes overseas pensions
(c) Excludes imputed rent for renters from state/territory housing authorities. This benefit is included as a STIK (housing)
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (July 12, 2019). Breakdown of the weekly average household income in Australia in financial year 2018, by type (in Australian dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/798189/australia-mean-income-by-type/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Breakdown of the weekly average household income in Australia in financial year 2018, by type (in Australian dollars)." Chart. July 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/798189/australia-mean-income-by-type/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2019). Breakdown of the weekly average household income in Australia in financial year 2018, by type (in Australian dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/798189/australia-mean-income-by-type/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Breakdown of The Weekly Average Household Income in Australia in Financial Year 2018, by Type (in Australian Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/798189/australia-mean-income-by-type/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Breakdown of the weekly average household income in Australia in financial year 2018, by type (in Australian dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/798189/australia-mean-income-by-type/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Breakdown of the weekly average household income in Australia in financial year 2018, by type (in Australian dollars) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, July 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/798189/australia-mean-income-by-type/
