Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Australia
Australia: Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ was 59.71 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2020. ▲ Rising
Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Australia, 1981–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2020, median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Australia stood at 59.71 international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Australia peaked at 59.71 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.65 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1995.
Australia ranks 12th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.76 international-$ in 2021 prices | 35.08 international-$ in 2021 prices | 36.56 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
| 1990s | 33.65 international-$ in 2021 prices | 33.65 international-$ in 2021 prices | 33.65 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.37 international-$ in 2021 prices | 38.2 international-$ in 2021 prices | 52.58 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4 |
| 2010s | 56.04 international-$ in 2021 prices | 53.39 international-$ in 2021 prices | 57.61 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4 |
| 2020s | 59.71 international-$ in 2021 prices | 59.71 international-$ in 2021 prices | 59.71 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Australia?
- Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Australia was 59.71 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.71 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2020.
- What is the lowest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.65 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1995.
- How does Australia rank for median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$?
- Australia ranks 12th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.