Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Australia
Australia: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 11.3% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Australia, 1981–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Australia is 11.3%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Australia peaked at 11.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2004.
That places Australia 66th out of 130 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 10.5% | — |
| 1985 | 10.7% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 11.2% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 10.2% | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -3.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 11.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 97% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Australia's 11.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.3%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.8% | 10.5% | 11.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.6% | 10.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 9.8% | 11.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More infrastructure data for Australia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.95 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.28 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2189 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.11 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Australia?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Australia was 11.3% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2004.
- How does Australia rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Australia ranks 66th out of 130 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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