Australian Income and Wealth Distribution 2019
Australian Income and Wealth Distribution 2019
Australian Income and Wealth Distribution 2019
BY HOUSEHOLD QUINTILES
12x 92x
annual gross income household net wealth
Third Quintile $88,764 $ $564,500
$116,584 the average $1,022,200 the average wealth
$ earnings of the of those in the
Second Quintile $53,248 bottom 20% $231,100 bottom 20%
1%
4%
of Australia’s national private wealth
of all income
Source: ABS, McCrindle
c b McCrindle 2019
AU ST R A L I A N I N C O M E & W E A LT H D I ST R I B U T I O N
B Y S TAT E
Annual household income Household net wealth % increase / decrease since 2012 State above average State below average
10% 10%
$139,880 $738,500
NT NT
0% 10%
$103,064 $792,800
Average household National average
13% annual gross income 11% household net wealth
QLD QLD
$116,168
$109,668 $850,000
$929,400
WA WA
8% 37%
$119,912 $1,170,500
SA SA
NSW 5% NSW 2%
$91,884 $125,788 $678,900 $875,500
5% 4%
INCOME WEALTH
ACT VIC ACT
VIC
$106,860 1% $893,700 2%
5% $78,416 7% $554,500
Source: ABS, McCrindle
c b McCrindle 2019
TAS TAS
AU ST R A L I A N I N C O M E & W E A LT H D I ST R I B U T I O N
B Y G E N E R AT I O N
Average annual household income $ increase last 24 months Average household net wealth % national wealth % national population