The Individuals section includes data on most of the labels and calculations from the tax return for individuals and the superannuation member contributions statement.
Individuals summary tables and charts
- Table 3: Individuals – median and average key items, by sex
- Chart 4: Individuals – top 10 postcodes, by average taxable income
- Chart 5: Individuals – top 10 occupations, by average taxable income
- Table 4: Individuals – private health insurance, by family status, income tier and age
- Chart 6: Individuals – net tax, by tax bracket
- Table 5: Individuals – selected income items over two years
- Table 6: Individuals – selected deductions over two years
- Table 7: Individuals – selected tax offsets and levies over two years
- Chart 7: Individuals – returns by lodgment type
- Chart 8: Individuals – returns by sex over five years
- Chart 9: Individuals – returns by state/territory
- Chart 10: Individuals – rental income and deductions over five years
- Table 8: Individuals – interest in a rental property, by overall net rent outcome over two years
- Chart 11: Individuals – gifts or donations by state/territory
- Table 9: Individuals – workplace giving programs over three years
- Chart 12: Individuals – median super balance, by age and sex
- Chart 13: Individuals – super balance, by state/territory and sex
- Table 10: Individuals – super balance, by taxable income range over two years
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Chart 4: Individuals – top 10 postcodes, by average taxable income
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Chart 5: Individuals – top 10 occupations, by average taxable income
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Members of a couple |
Tier 0: |
Tier 1: |
Tier 2: |
Tier 3: |
---|---|---|---|---|
Less than 65 years of age (no.) |
3,134,837 |
451,360 |
529,788 |
482,807 |
65 to 69 years (no.) |
345,439 |
16,809 |
21,091 |
23,855 |
70 years or more (no.) |
468,852 |
12,556 |
16,898 |
24,984 |
Unspecified (no.) |
81,499 |
11,127 |
12,121 |
7,944 |
In these tables, Income tier is determined by your income for surcharge purposes.
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Chart 6: Individuals – net tax, by tax bracket, 2017–18 income year
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In this table:
- Total income or loss components do not add to the total number of taxpayers because taxpayers may declare more than one type of income.
- Some components of total income are not listed.
- The count, average and median for total income or loss are calculated including zeros.
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In this table:
- Cost of managing tax affairs for 2017–18 onwards is reported at three labels rather than one. Two of the three are included in the table.
- Other deductions is a label on the tax return and does not include all other deductions from the tax return not listed.
- Total deductions components do not add to the total number of taxpayers claiming deductions because taxpayers may claim more than one type of deduction.
- Some components of total deductions are not listed.
- The count, average and median for total deductions are calculated including zeros.
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Chart 7: Individuals – returns by lodgment type, 2017–18 income year
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Chart 8: Individuals – returns by sex, 2013–14 to 2017–18 income years
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Chart 9: Individuals – returns by state/territory, 2016–17 income year
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Chart 10: Individuals – rental income and deductions, 2013–14 to 2017–18 income years
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In this table, an interest in a property means the property may be solely or jointly owned, and includes properties bought or sold during the year.
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An individual may have worked for different organisations in the same income year. In this case, the number of employees can include the same individual more than once.
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Chart 11: Individuals – gifts or donations, by state/territory, 2017–18 income year
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Chart 12: Individuals – median super balance, by age and sex, 2017–18 financial year
This data only includes individuals with an account balance greater than zero.
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Chart 13: Individuals – super balance, by state/territory and sex, 2017–18 financial years
This data only includes individuals with an account balance greater than zero.
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In this table:
- Only individuals that had a member contribution statement with an account balance greater than zero were included in the calculation of averages and medians.
- The sum of those with taxable income ranges does not equal the total shown in other tables. This is because some individuals lodge tax returns but do not have member contribution statements.
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