Poverty & Inequality in Australia 101 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Australia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Distribution of population between different poverty lines 19.80 million people 2020 up 31.0% 14th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 11.5% 2020 down 21.8% 107th Share of population living in extreme poverty 0.9% 2020 up 80.0% 68th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 1.5% 2020 up 50.0% 98th Number of people living in extreme poverty 25.42 million people 2020 up 16.0% 37th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 230,843 people 2020 up 109.6% 59th Number of people living in extreme poverty 230,843 people 2020 up 109.6% 59th Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 1.5% 2020 up 50.0% 98th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 0.9% 2020 up 80.0% 68th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 6.6% 2020 up 11.9% 52nd Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 11.3% 2020 up 7.6% 60th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 16.9% 2020 down 5.6% 82nd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 22.8% 2020 down 27.4% 108th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 0.9% 2020 up 80.0% 68th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 1.1% 2020 up 83.3% 74th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 0.9% 2020 up 80.0% 68th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 1.6% 2020 up 23.1% 100th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 230,843 people 2020 up 109.6% 59th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 19.80 million people 2020 up 31.0% 14th Gini coefficient 0.3383 2020 down 2.4% 62nd Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 0.9% 2020 up 80.0% 66th Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 3.7% 2020 up 19.4% 14th Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.325 2020 down 2.5% 20th Gini coefficient (after tax) 0.325 2020 down 2.5% 20th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 24.53 million people 2018 up 17.0% 23rd Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 0.5% 2018 up 37.6% 69th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 20.2% 2018 down 23.1% 104th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.5% 2018 up 37.6% 69th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 124,091 people 2018 up 61.7% 61st Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.7% 2018 up 10.3% 79th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.7% 2018 up 10.3% 97th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 0.5% 2018 up 37.6% 69th Reduction in income inequality before and after tax 27.7% 2020 down 6.6% 29th Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population 23.3% 2020 down 2.3% 21st Share of population living in extreme poverty 2.0% 2018 up 100.0% 9th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.0133 2024 down 56.7% 21st Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction 0.0% 2024 down 66.7% 16th Interpersonal trust vs. income inequality 48.5% 2022 up 6.5% 8th Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.319 2020 down 2.1% 17th Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax among working age population 0.309 2020 down 1.8% 16th Proportion of population below the international poverty line of 0.7% 2014 unchanged 35th ← Previous Page 2 of 2