Table 1.

Weekly total income, welfare payments and taxes paid by non-carers and by informal carers who were not in the labour force owing to caring for someone with mental illness (NILF carers), Australian population aged 15–64 years, in 2015 AU$

		2015				2020				2025				2030
Labour force status	Survey records, n	Weighted pop.	Mean	s.d.	Median	Weighted pop.	Mean	s.d.	Median	Weighted pop.	Mean	s.d.	Median	Weighted pop.	Mean	s.d.	Median
Weekly total income (AU$) of individualsa
Employed full-time, non-carers	51 455	7 362 000	1544	1611	1280	8 002 000	1625	1677	1340	8 549 000	1727	1773	1410	9 028 000	1854	1820	1502
Employed part-time, non-carers	22 120	3 116 000	647	836	488	3 158 000	714	915	550	3 390 000	752	976	576	3 592 000	799	1041	623
NILF carers	88	12 900	374	228	392	13 400	378	233	376	13 500	392	238	433	14 700	406	232	464
Total weekly welfare payments (AU$)
Employed full-time, non-carers	51 455	7 362 000	26	81	0	8 002 000	26	80	0	8 549 000	27	83	0	9 028 000	27	83	0
Employed part-time, non-carers	22 120	3 116 000	80	142	6	3 158 000	81	142	6	3 390 000	81	141	6	3 592 000	80	140	6
NILF carers	88	12 900	343	203	360	13 400	335	203	360	13 500	336	204	360	14 700	342	198	360
Total weekly tax payments (AU$)
Employed full-time, non-carers	51 455	7 362 000	357	519	254	8 002 000	378	557	265	8 549 000	405	601	280	9 028 000	439	641	302
Employed part-time, non-carers	22 120	3 116 000	72	287	4	3 158 000	83	315	10	3 390 000	87	338	11	3 592 000	94	361	16
NILF carers	88	12 900	0	5	0	13 400	1	7	0	13 500	1	7	0	14 700	1	7	0

pop., population.

^a.Includes both earned income and welfare payments.