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, 2016–17 to 2020–21 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, 2020–21 income year

Entity size	Individuals	Companies	Super funds	Partnerships	Trusts	Total
Loss	829	1,677	40	97	458	3,101
Nil	13,632,389	158,435	94,442	58,962	571,794	14,516,022
Micro	1,495,560	854,743	403,205	205,561	338,770	3,297,839
Small	4,741	85,695	425	8,287	30,833	129,981
Medium	639	22,976	62	1,107	5,145	29,929
Large	26	1,815	17	65	197	2,120
Very large	5	1,455	75	51	67	1,653
Total	15,134,189	1,126,796	498,266	274,130	947,264	17,980,645

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

Chart 2: Net tax by entity type, 2016–17 to 2020–21 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, 2020–21 income year

Industry	Individuals $m	Company $m	Fund $m	FBT $m	GST $m	Excise, PRRT, LCT and WET  $m	Total $m
Agriculture, forestry & fishing	1,218	974	n/a	30	−392	7	1,837
Mining (includes PRRT)	30	31,650	n/a	210	−8,193	1,221	24,918
Manufacturing	495	6,087	n/a	256	7,630	9,409	23,877
Electricity, gas, water & waste services	18	1,183	n/a	44	1,277	53	2,575
Construction	2,071	4,836	n/a	124	10,663	<1	17,694
Wholesale trade	154	7,596	n/a	290	22,012	12,993	43,045
Retail trade	899	7,305	n/a	138	7,875	1,788	18,005
Accommodation & food services	242	1,200	n/a	28	4,680	22	6,172
Transport, postal & warehousing	1,043	1,717	n/a	87	3,383	809	7,039
Information media & telecommunications	326	1,679	n/a	64	2,637	<1	4,706
Financial & insurance services	938	26,469	n/a	221	5,632	827	34,087
Rental, hiring & real estate services	511	3,805	n/a	51	5,309	21	9,697
Professional, scientific & technical services	4,431	7,112	n/a	380	13,918	27	25,868
Administrative & support services	716	1,000	n/a	66	4,759	2	6,543
Public administration & safety (includes government departments)	65	250	n/a	919	−15,935	1	−14,700
Education & training	563	326	n/a	128	175	<1	1,192
Health care & social assistance	7,457	2,456	n/a	71	−3,335	<1	6,649
Arts & recreation services	988	606	n/a	31	1,447	<1	3,072
Other services	974	658	n/a	51	2,064	1	3,748
Other industries	411	427	n/a	5	167	<1	1,010
Industry total	23,547	107,337	0	3,195	65,772	27,182	227,033
Other income tax (including non-income tax for individuals)	213,122	n/a	29,652	n/a	n/a	n/a	242,774
Total ATO collections	236,669	107,337	29,652	3,195	65,772	27,182	469,807
Department of Home AffairsExternal Link collections	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5,449	73	5,522
Total collections	236,669	107,337	29,652	3,195	71,221	27,255	475,329

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

Chart 3: Tax liabilities by source, 2020–21 year

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

Snapshot detailed tables

Table 1External Link: Individual income tax rates, 1950–51 to 2020–21 income years

Table 2External Link: Company income tax rates, 2000–01 to 2020–21 income years

Table 3External Link: Selected taxation items by broad industry

• Key items for all entities relating to the 2020–21 income year
• Other key items relating to the 2021–22 financial year.

Table 4External Link: Data for all tables in Taxation statistics 2020–21

Table 5External Link: Data for all charts in Taxation statistics 2020–21

Table 6External Link: Number of entities, by entity type, for income years 1958–59 to 2020–21

Table 7External Link: Key individuals statistics, by state/territory, 2020–21 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