Snapshot

The snapshot is a summary of information reported from all tax returns, activity statements and other forms.

Snapshot summary tables and charts

• Chart 1: Tax return lodgment by entity type – over 5 years
• Table 1: Number of entities, by entity size and type
• Chart 2: Net tax by entity type – over 5 years
• Table 2: Taxation liabilities by industry
• Chart 3: Taxation liabilities by source

Chart 1: Tax return lodgment by entity type, 2015–16 to 2019–20 income years

Download data from 2006–07 income year onward at Snapshot table 5External Link.

Table 1: Number of entities, by entity size and type, 2019–20 income year

Entity size	Individuals	Companies	Super funds	Partnerships	Trusts	Total
Loss	887	1,854	48	101	537	3,427
Nil	13,528,223	150,551	94,468	59,707	557,333	14,390,282
Micro	1,425,376	828,827	412,444	213,159	337,585	3,217,391
Small	3,619	77,221	300	7,329	27,585	116,054
Medium	466	21,273	63	1,005	4,673	27,480
Large	13	1,731	14	65	200	2,023
Very large	6	1,400	75	50	58	1,589
Total	14,958,590	1,082,857	507,412	281,416	927,971	17,758,246

Download data from the 2000–01 income year onward at Snapshot table 4External Link.

Chart 2: Net tax by entity type, 2015–16 to 2019–20 income years

See our definition of Net tax.

Download data from the 2009–10 income year onward at Snapshot table 5External Link.

Table 2: Taxation liabilities by industry, 2019–20 income year

Industry (from tax return industry codes and the ABR)	Individuals ($m)	Company ($m)	Fund ($m)	FBT ($m)	GST ($m)	Excise, PRRT, LCT and WET ($m)	Total ($m)
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	148	996	na	33	−568	4	613
Mining (includes PRRT)	11	24,336	na	235	−7,528	1,155	18,209
Manufacturing	138	5,268	na	321	6,456	8,785	20,968
Electricity, gas, water & waste services	7	1,311	na	51	1,306	62	2,737
Construction	1,059	4,585	na	151	9,387	<1	15,182
Wholesale trade	38	6,099	na	367	18,713	12,418	37,635
Retail trade	211	4,872	na	170	5,963	1,449	12,665
Accommodation & food services	48	810	na	34	4,156	17	5,065
Transport, postal & warehousing	209	1,634	na	118	3,169	747	5,877
Information media & telecommunications	70	1,767	na	87	2,333	<1	4,257
Financial & insurance services	100	24,442	na	295	4,701	826	30,364
Rental, hiring & real estate services	85	3,586	na	68	4,320	32	8,091
Professional, scientific & technical services	1,743	5,814	na	525	12,916	28	21,026
Administrative & support services	215	758	na	95	4,320	<1	5,388
Public administration & safety (includes government departments)	20	198	na	980	−13,887	1	−12,688
Education & training	104	253	na	143	−95	<1	405
Health care & social assistance	4,004	1,672	na	75	−2,705	<1	3,046
Arts & recreation services	185	465	na	42	1,139	<1	1,831
Other services	319	544	na	61	1,976	<1	2,900
Other industries	127	397	na	7	279	<1	810
Industry total	8,841	89,807	na	3,859	56,351	25,527	184,385
Other income tax (including non-income tax for individuals)	216,464	na	20,175	na	na	na	236,639
Total ATO collections	225,305	89,807	20,175	3,859	56,351	25,527	421,024
Department of Home AffairsExternal Link collections	na	na	na	na	4,725	69	4,794
Total collections	225,305	89,807	20,175	3,859	61,076	25,596	425,818

Download data from the 2008–09 income year onward at Snapshot table 4External Link.

Chart 3: Tax liabilities by source, 2019–20 year

Download data from 2009–10 onward at Snapshot table 5External Link.

Snapshot detailed tables

Table 1:External Link Individual income tax rates, 1950–51 to 2019–20 income years

Table 2:External Link Company income tax rates, 2000–01 to 2019–20 income years

Table 3:External Link Selected taxation items by broad industry

• Key items for all entities relating to the 2019–20 income year
• Other key items relating to the 2020–21 financial year.

Table 4:External Link Data for all tables in Taxation statistics 2019–20

Table 5:External Link Data for all charts in Taxation statistics 2019–20

Table 6:External Link Number of entities, by entity type, for income years 1958–59 to 2019–20

Table 7:External Link Key individuals statistics, by state/territory, 2019–20 income year

Table 7A: Key individuals statistics, Australia-wide

Table 7B: Top and bottom 10 postcodes, based on average taxable income

Table 7C: Occupation average and median income

Table 7D: Total median and average taxable income, by postcode

See also

• Industry benchmarks
• Individuals statistics
• Company statistics
• Reference material