If the 14.3 million individuals who lodged tax returns for the 2017–18 income year were represented as 100 People:
We received tax returns from 51 males and 49 females from across Australia:
- 31 from New South Wales
- 25 from Victoria
- 20 from Queensland
- 11 from Western Australia
- 7 from South Australia
- 2 from Tasmania
- 2 from the Australian Capital Territory
- 1 from the Northern Territory
- 1 from overseas or an unknown address.
We received tax returns from five different generations:
- 8 from generation Z (born from 1996 to 2009)
- 35 from generation Y (born from 1980 to 1995)
- 32 from generation X (born from 1963 to 1979)
- 20 from baby boomers (born from 1946 to 1962)
- 5 from the silent generation (1945 or earlier).
People lodged their tax returns in different ways:
- 70 through a tax agent
- 29 using myTax
- 1 by paper.
We received tax returns from people in all sorts of occupations:
- 24 were blue collar workers
- 39 were white collar workers
- 16 came from the service sector
- 21 didn't specify their occupation or had no occupation.
31 people claimed a deduction for a donation they'd made to charity.
5 people declared capital gains.
63 people claimed work-related expenses, of whom:
- 20 claimed under $500
- 10 claimed between $500 and $1,000
- 33 claimed over $1,000.
16 people earned rental income:
- 10 had a net rental loss
- 6 had a net rental profit.
After we assessed the tax returns:
- 76 people received a refund
- 17 people owed tax
- 7 balanced perfectly.
10 people operated a business in their own name, of whom:
- 8 made a profit.
- 2 made a loss
If we rank our 100 people by their taxable incomes:
- people with the top 3 taxable incomes paid 30% of all net tax
- the next 6 paid 18% of all net tax
- the next 30 paid 40% of all net tax
- the next 37 paid 12% of all net tax
- the final 24 didn't pay any tax.
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