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Australia Gini Index

Australia's gini index rose to 34.3 points in 2018, up from 33.7 points in 2016, according to World Bank. This represents an increase of 1.8% (0.6) from the previous year. Australia has gini index lower than the global median (34.30 points vs median 34.60 points). Compared with the median in Oceania, Australia is higher (34.30 points vs regional median 31.50 points) and ranks 2nd out of 6 countries in Oceania. Gini Index measures income or consumption inequality in Australia for the reference period, scaled 0 to 100 where higher values indicate greater inequality.

Australia's poverty rate was 0.5% in 2018, unchanged from 2016.

Yearly Historical Data (1981-2018)

(in 0 (perfect equality) to 100 (perfect inequality))
Year Gini Index
2018 34.3
2016 33.7
2014 34.4
2010 34.7
2008 35.4
2004 33.1
2003 33.5
2001 33.5
1995 32.6
1989 33.2
1985 32.5
1981 31.3
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Happiness Index 6.97 points 7.06 points 2024
Homicide Rate 0.74 0.86 2021
Population 27.2M 26.65M 2024
Poverty Rate 0.5% 0.5% 2018
Primary Enrollment Rate 99.13% 99.93% 2022