Table 1.
Average and median* annual income, government welfare payments # and tax liability by labour force status for the Australian population aged 45–64 years, 2010
| Labour force status |
N |
Annual income (AU$) received by individuals |
Annual welfare income (AU$) received by individuals |
Annual tax (includes Medicare levy) (AU$) paid by individuals |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surveyed weighted records population | Mean | SD | Median | Mean | SD | Median | Mean | SD | Median | |
| Employed full time, no chronic health condition |
6 606 1 413 511 |
63 190 |
35 182 |
54 795 |
593 |
2 462 |
0 |
12 894 |
11 314 |
9 814 |
| Employed part time, no chronic health condition |
2 373 467 796 |
29 068 |
30 037 |
21 257 |
1 960 |
4 351 |
0 |
3 895 |
8 391 |
865 |
| Employed full time, with diabetes |
345 88 889 |
60 389 |
30 117 |
52 655 |
305 |
1 728 |
0 |
11 874 |
10 054 |
8 937 |
| Employed part time, with diabetes |
105 25 329 |
30 857 |
25 743 |
26 032 |
2 377 |
5 048 |
0 |
3 966 |
7 691 |
1 366 |
| Not in labour force due to diabetes | 46 11 310 | 13 900 | 16 727 | 11 784 | 6 048 | 7 296 | 986 | 1 040 | 4 068 | 0 |
*All results given in 2010 Australian dollars (AU).
#Government welfare payment in APPSIM (our data source for financial measures) includes:
•Aged pension – this payment provides income support and access to a range of concessions for eligible older Australians (aged 64–65 years and older).
•Disability support pension – financial support for people who have a physical, intellectual or psychiatric condition that prevents them from working or who are permanently blind.
•Newstart allowance – financial assistance for people who are looking for work.
•Youth allowance – financial assistance for people aged 16–24 years who are studying full time, undertaking a full time Australian apprenticeship, training or looking for work.
•Carer payment – an income support payment for people who personally provide constant care in the home of someone with a severe disability, illness or who is frail aged.
•Family tax benefits – a two part payment that assists with the cost of raising children (A and B).
Information on these payments can be found at: http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services.