National summary tables
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
 | Units | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
| GDP per capita (1989-90 prices) | $'000 | 18.7 | 19.4 | r19.9 | 20.1 | 20.8 | 21.4 | 21.8 | r21.3 | r21.1 | 21.6 | 22.3 |
| Real household disposable income per capita | $'000 | na | 12.7 | 12.9 | r12.7 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 13.8 | r13.5 | r13.6 | r13.8 | 14.0 |
| Share of gross cash income going to top quintile (of all income units) | % | na | na | 45.3 | na | na | na | 46.2 | na | na | na | na |
| Share of gross cash income going to bottom quintile (of all income units) | % | na | na | 4.7 | na | na | na | 4.8 | na | na | na | na |
| Gini coefficient (of all income units) | no. | na | na | 0.41 | na | na | na | 0.42 | na | na | na | na |
| Median gross weekly income of couple with dependants income units | $ | na | na | 550 | na | na | na | 755 | na | na | na | na |
| Median gross weekly income of one parent income units | $ | na | na | 220 | na | na | na | r279 | na | na | na | na |
SOURCES OF INCOME
| Units | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
| Main income source from government payments (of all income units) | % | na | na | 27.7 | na | na | na | r26.7 | na | na | na | na |
| Main income source from government payments (of couples with dependants income units) | % | na | na | 8.4 | na | na | na | 8.4 | na | na | na | na |
| Main income source from government payments (of one parent income units) | % | na | na | 64.4 | na | na | na | 61.3 | na | na | na | na |
| Mean total weekly earnings of all employees | $ | na | 346 | 368 | 384 | 411 | 441 | 475 | 494 | 510 | 526 | 533 |
| Mean total weekly earnings of full-time adult employees | $ | na | 410 | 436 | 462 | 497 | 538 | 571 | 597 | 616 | 641 | 658 |
| Mean weekly ordinary time earnings of full-time non-managerial adult employees | $ | na | 361 | 384 | 406 | 433 | 466 | 495 | 521 | 541 | 558 | 578 |
| Female/male ratio of mean total full-time adult weekly earnings | no. | na | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.82 |
INCOME SUPPORT
| Units | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
| Aged on age pension | % | 67.1 | 64.6 | 62.7 | 61.5 | 60.2 | 59.2 | 59.3 | 61.0 | r62.8 | 64.3 | 63.0 |
| Age pensioners | '000 | 1,332 | 1,325 | 1,322 | 1,329 | 1,334 | 1,340 | 1,376 | 1,446 | 1,516 | 1,582 | 1,579 |
| Unemployment allowees | '000 | r559.2 | 568.7 | 553.7 | 478.0 | 389.8 | 419.8 | 676.7 | 851.8 | 913.8 | 878.3 | 822.6 |
| Disability support pensioners | '000 | 259.2 | 273.8 | 289.1 | 296.9 | 307.8 | 306.7 | 334.2 | 378.6 | 406.6 | 436.2 | 464.4 |
| Sole parent pensioners | '000 | 246.3 | 250.9 | 248.9 | 238.7 | 239.5 | 248.9 | 265.7 | 278.2 | 298.4 | 313.4 | 324.9 |
| GDP spent on income support | % | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | r6.3 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 |
EXPENDITURE
| Units | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
| Consumer price index | no. | 67.8 | 73.5 | 80.4 | 86.3 | 92.6 | 100.0 | 105.3 | 107.3 | 108.4 | 110.4 | 113.9 |
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