Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank in Australia
Australia: Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank was 3 surveys in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank in Australia, 1963–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in surveys.
Analysis
Australia recorded 3 surveys for number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in Australia peaked at 5 surveys in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 surveys, in 1963.
Australia ranks 71st of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 7 |
| 1970s | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 0 surveys | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5 surveys | 0 surveys | 3 surveys | 10 |
| 1990s | 2 surveys | 1 surveys | 3 surveys | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9 surveys | 1 surveys | 4 surveys | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8 surveys | 3 surveys | 5 surveys | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 surveys | 3 surveys | 4 surveys | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More poverty & inequality data for Australia
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.64 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,690 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 30.4% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.056 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 21.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0712 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0712 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0807 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1849 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.9% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in Australia?
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank in Australia was 3 surveys in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 5 surveys in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 surveys in 1963.
- How does Australia rank for number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank?
- Australia ranks 71st out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the world bank rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of income or consumption surveys available in the past decade. Each decade comprises the current year and the nine years before.