This statistic depicts the share of individuals living below the poverty line in Australia in the financial year 2016. That financial year, 17.3 percent of individuals aged 15 years and under and 12.1 percent of those aged between 25 and 64 were deemed to have been living in poverty. Of those aged 65 years and older, 43.4 percent who were living in rented accommodation were below the poverty line, compared to 11.6 percent of those that were not renting.
Individuals living below the poverty line in Australia in the financial year 2016, by age group
Australia's financial years run from July to June of the following year. For example, FY 2016 starts on July 1, 2015 and ends on June 30, 2016.
Supplementary notes
The source defines the poverty line as being 50 percent of median household disposable income; 353 Australian dollars per week after housing costs are deducted for a single adult with no children. For a couple with two children it is 742 Australian dollars per week after housing costs.
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ACOSS. (October 16, 2018). Individuals living below the poverty line in Australia in the financial year 2016, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/943850/living-below-poverty-line-age-australia/
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ACOSS. (2018). Individuals living below the poverty line in Australia in the financial year 2016, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/943850/living-below-poverty-line-age-australia/
ACOSS. "Individuals Living below The Poverty Line in Australia in The Financial Year 2016, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2018, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/943850/living-below-poverty-line-age-australia/
ACOSS, Individuals living below the poverty line in Australia in the financial year 2016, by age group Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/943850/living-below-poverty-line-age-australia/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
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