percent of the median equivalised disposable household income before housing costs) was 23.6 percent
in 2013 (equating to approximately 255,000 children). In our study, we estimate a child poverty rate of
21.4 percent.
Table A 1. Net equivalised monthly household income distribution across deciles
Whole population
Decile
1
Population of interest
Net equivalised income
$820
Ratio to median
0.38
Net equivalised income
$995
Ratio to median*
0.30
2
3
$1,297
$1,396
0.60
0.65
$1,396
$1,836
0.48
0.52
4
5
$1,670
$2,154
0.78
1.00
$2,271
$2,707
0.62
0.80
6
$2,671
1.24
$3,168
0.99
7
8
$3,247
$3,963
1.51
1.84
$3,696
$4,352
1.20
1.46
9
$5,051
2.35
$5,385
1.87
Source: IDI 2019. Notes: Working definition described in Section 3. * Ratio is taken to the median of the full Census sample
($2,154).
Table A 2. Working and poverty status, by household unit (50 percent threshold)
Non-work
In-work
Total
50.1%
95.3%
87.6%
(74,847)
(691,290)
(766,137)
49.9%
(74,640)
4.7%
(34,023)
12.4%
(108,663)
17.1%
(149,484)
82.9%
(725,313)
100%
(874,797)
Non-poor
Poor
Total
Source: IDI 2019. Notes: Absolute numbers of households in brackets. Working definition as described in Section 3. Poverty
threshold definition = 50 percent of median equivalised household income.
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