Determinants of health: Socioeconomic factors

Socioeconomic factors —such as income, employment, housing and education—can affect a person’s health. People who are disadvantaged in one or more of these areas may have difficulty accessing health care, and this may in turn impact on their overall health and wellbeing.

Part of: Australia's health performance framework

Indicators

Proportion of people with low income Expand

The proportion of people living in households with an equivalised disposable household income (income = after-tax income, adjusted for the number of people in the household) that is:

less than 50% of the national median income
less than 40% of national median income
between 40% to less than 50% of national median income.

To explore this topic in more detail see Social determinants

See indicator metadata specifications in METeOR

Available data: National

Educational attainment for non-school qualification at Certificate III level or above Expand

The proportion of adults (aged 25–64) with a further non-school qualification – apprenticeship, certificate, diploma, degree or higher degree.

To explore this topic in more detail see Social determinants

See indicator metadata specifications in METeOR

Available data: National

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Determinants of health: Socioeconomic factors

Part of: Australia's health performance framework

Indicators

Proportion of people with low income

Educational attainment for non-school qualification at Certificate III level or above

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