Income share held by lowest 20% in Australia
Australia: Income share held by lowest 20% was 7.2% in 2020. β¬ Flat
Income share held by lowest 20% in Australia, 1981β2020
Source: 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 econ.
Analysis
Australia recorded 7.2% for income share held by lowest 20% in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 20% in Australia peaked at 7.7% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2008.
That places Australia 63rd out of 122 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.5% | 7.3% | 7.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More poverty & inequality data for Australia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 3 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.64 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,690 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 30.36 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 30.36 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.056 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 20% in Australia?
- Income share held by lowest 20% in Australia was 7.2% in 2020, according to 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 econ.
- What is the highest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 1981.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 20% recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2008.
- How does Australia rank for income share held by lowest 20%?
- Australia ranks 63rd out of 122 countries with data for 2020.
- Is income share held by lowest 20% rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from 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 econ, published as part of Income share held by lowest 20%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.