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| HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIC RESOURCES |
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Includes: income and household characteristics, household expenditure, financial assets and liabilities, distribution of wealth, and main source of income at retirement. Detailed statistics are available in 1338.1 NSW in Focus - Household Economic Resources - 2007 (15 Kb, xls).
Household Economic resources(a), NSW Summary table |
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| | | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
Income | |
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| 1. Gross weekly household income-mean | $ | 984 | 1 029 | na | 1 107 | 1 212 | na | nya | |
| 2. Equivalised disposable weekly household income-mean | $ | 444 | 482 | na | 523 | 571 | na | nya | |
Income distribution | |
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| Share of total equivalised disposable household income | | | | | | | | | |
| 3. Low income earners | % | 10.0 | 10.1 | na | 10.3 | 10.4 | na | nya | |
| 4. Middle income earners | % | 17.3 | 17.5 | na | 17.5 | 17.9 | na | nya | |
| 5. High income earners | % | 39.2 | 39.6 | na | 38.7 | 38.2 | na | nya | |
| 6. Gini coefficient | no. | 0.324 | 0.325 | na | 0.315 | 0.307 | na | nya | |
Income growth | |
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| 7. Average weekly earnings-total earnings (trend)(b) | $ | 677 | 707 | 723 | 771 | 799 | 843 | 866 | |
| 8. Wage Price Index-percentage change(c) | % | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | |
| 9. Consumer Price Index-Sydney-percentage change | % | 2.4 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | r2.2 | 2.5 | 3.0 | |
Expenditure | |
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| 10. Real household expenditure on goods and services-annual per capita(d) | '000 | 24.1 | 24.6 | 24.8 | 25.3 | 26.1 | 26.7 | 27.0 | |
| 11. Interest on household debt as proportion of gross disposable income(e) | % | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.3 | r6.7 | 8.1 | r9.1 | 10.1 | |
Wealth | |
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| Household net worth | | | | | | | | | |
| 12. Mean | $'000 | na | na | na | na | 563.2 | na | nya | |
| 13. Median | $'000 | na | na | na | na | 359.6 | na | nya | |
| 14. Lowest net worth quintile | $'000 | na | na | na | na | 23.1 | na | nya | |
| 15. Highest net worth quintile | $'000 | na | na | na | na | 1 649.2 | na | nya | |
| Share of household net worth | | | | | | | | | |
| 16. Lowest net worth quintile | % | na | na | na | na | 0.8 | na | nya | |
| 17. Middle net worth quintile | % | na | na | na | na | 12.9 | na | nya | |
| 18. Highest net worth quintile | % | na | na | na | na | 58.6 | na | nya | |
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| na not available |
| nya not yet available |
| r revised |
| (a) Data are for 12 months to 30 June, unless specified otherwise. |
| (b) Data are for May quarter. |
| (c) Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses. |
| (d) Reference year for chain volume measure is 2004-05. |
| (e) Income payable for interest on dwellings and consumer debt as a proportion of gross disposable income. |
Distribution of Equivalised Disposable Household Income - 2003-04
Distribution of Household Net Worth - 2003-04
Interest on household debt as a proportion of gross disposable income
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| Data in this table are compiled from multiple sources. Information on these sources is available below. | Summary table indicators | Graphs | |
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| ABS data available on request, ABS Household Income and Expenditure Survey | 3-6 | 6.2-6.3 | |
| Australian National Accounts, State Accounts (ABS cat. no. 5220.0) | 2; 10-11 | 6.4 | |
| Average Weekly Earnings, Australia (ABS cat. no. 6302.0) | 7 | . . | |
| Consumer Price Index, Australia (ABS cat. no. 6401.0) | 9 | . . | |
| Household Expenditure Survey, Australia (ABS cat. no. 6530.0) | . . | . . | |
| Household Income and Income Distribution, Australia, Detailed Tables (ABS cat. no. 6523.0.55.001) | 1 | . . | |
| Household Wealth and Wealth Distribution, Australia (ABS cat. no. 6554.0) | 12-18 | . . | |
| Labour Price Index, Australia (ABS cat. no. 6345.0) | 8 | . . | |
| Retirement and Retirement Intentions, Australia (ABS cat. no. 6238.0) | . . | . . | |
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| . . not applicable |
For links to the ABS publications cited above, see Related Information.
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