Australia Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: %

1981 - 2018 | Yearly | % | World Bank

Australia Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data was reported at 11.700 % in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 10.700 % for 2016. Australia Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data is updated yearly, averaging 10.400 % from Dec 1981 (Median) to 2018, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.700 % in 2018 and a record low of 9.700 % in 2004. Australia Proportion of People Living Below 50 Percent Of Median Income: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2017 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.;World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are mostly from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For more information and methodology, please see http://pip.worldbank.org.;;The World Bank’s internationally comparable poverty monitoring database now draws on income or detailed consumption data from more than 2000 household surveys across 169 countries. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP) for details (www.pip.worldbank.org).

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Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
11.700 2018 10.700 2016 9.700 2004 11.700 2018 % yearly 1981 - 2018

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Australia Key Series

National Accounts Last Frequency Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $) 75,508.049 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) 75,393.910 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) 2.279 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
GDP Deflator Growth (%) 2.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1960 - Jun 2025
GDP per Capita (USD) 65,655.829 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) 114,989.726 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Sep 2025
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn) 457,576.697 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Sep 2025
Gross Savings Rate (%) 24.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2025
Investment: % of GDP (%) 24.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Sep 2025
Nominal GDP (USD mn) 451,399.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2025
Nominal GDP Growth (%) 5.368 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1960 - Sep 2025
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 243,865.734 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Sep 2025
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) 52.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Sep 2025
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 109,436.260 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Sep 2025
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) 24.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2025
Real GDP Growth (%) 1.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1960 - Jun 2025
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%) 46.802 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Sep 2025
Production Last Frequency Range
Gold Production (kg) 290,000.000 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Industrial Production Index Growth (%) -0.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1975 - Sep 2025
Minerals Production (Metric Ton) 1,301,371,105.000 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Motor Vehicle Production (Unit) 7,238.000 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Silver Production (Metric Ton) 1,000.000 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
Fertilizer Consumption (%) 409.513 2023 yearly 1961 - 2023
Agricultural Land (sq km) 3,632,436.782 2023 yearly 1961 - 2023
Aquaculture Production (Metric Ton) 120,268.918 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Construction and Properties Last Frequency Range
House Prices Growth (%) 3.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2004 - Jun 2025
Nominal Residential Property Price Index (2010=100) 204.160 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1970 - Sep 2025
Nominal Residential Property Price Index Growth (%) 4.785 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
Real Residential Property Price Index (2010=100) 136.628 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1970 - Sep 2025
Real Residential Property Price Index Growth (%) 1.501 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
Building Permits (Unit) 24,484.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2001 - Nov 2025
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (AUD bn) 1,343.987 2030 yearly 1988 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (AUD bn) 1,762.752 2030 yearly 1989 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (AUD bn) 1,288.528 2030 yearly 1988 - 2030
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 38.3 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 685,976.3 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 144,934.251 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -11,179.706 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 28.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Employed Persons (Person) 14,655,706.787 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Nov 2025
Forecast: Employment (Person mn) 13.897 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 29.135 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 4.452 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) 66.8 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Nov 2025
Labour Productivity Growth (%) 0.46 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1979 - Sep 2025
Monthly Earnings (USD) 3,896 May 2025 semiannually May 2012 - May 2025
Population (Person mn) 27.4 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Unemployment Rate (%) 4.32 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Nov 2025
Life Expectancy at Birth (Year) 83.051 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023

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