Table 2.
Differences in average weekly income, weekly welfare payments and weekly tax payments between non-carers employed full-time or part-time and 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU$ difference | 95% CI | AU$ difference | 95% CI | AU$ difference | 95% CI | AU$ difference | 95% CI | |
| Difference in weekly total income | ||||||||
| Non-carers employed full-time v. NILF carers | 952 | (854–1068) | 1006 | (904–1125) | 1089 | (981;1223) | 1156 | (1047–1282) |
| Non-carers employed part-time v. NILF carers | 339 | (269–427) | 357 | (279–455) | 396 | (319–493) | 425 | (348–523) |
| Difference in weekly welfare payments received | ||||||||
| Non-carers employed full-time v. NILF carers | −297 | (−308 to −285) | −298 | (−309 to −286) | −310 | (−320 to −298) | −329 | (−339 to −317) |
| Non-carers employed part-time v. NILF carers | −245 | (−262 to −226) | −248 | (−265 to −230) | −259 | (−277 to −241) | −276 | (−293 to −258) |
| Difference in weekly tax payments | ||||||||
| Non-carers employed full-time v. NILF carers | 258 | (225 to 301) | 270 | (236 to 314) | 291 | (255 to 340) | 309 | (271 to 354) |
| Non-carers employed part-time v. non-carers NILF owing to caring for someone with mental illness | 77 | (58 to 105) | 81 | (60 to 110) | 88 | (67 to 117) | 92 | (72 to 118) |