Australia's welfare 2019: in brief
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Topic: Australia's welfare
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AIHW (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (2019) Australia's welfare 2019: in brief, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 10 June 2026, doi:10.25816/5d5e1912778e0.
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Australia’s welfare 2019: in brief tells the story of welfare in Australia with key findings on housing, education and skills, employment and work, income and finance: government payments, social support, justice and safety, and Indigenous Australians.
Australia’s welfare 2019 is the 14th biennial welfare report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
More recent information on Australia's welfare is now available.
- ISSN: 978-1-76054-586-4
- ISBN: 978-1-76054-585-7
- DOI: 10.25816/5d5e1912778e0
- Cat. no: AUS 227
- Pages: 80
Findings from this report:
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$161 billion was spent on welfare by governments in 2017–18, or $6,482 per person
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50% of people aged 30–34 own their own home, down from 64% in 1971
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3 in 5 (11 million) Australians aged 15–74 in 2018 had a non-school qualification
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70% of females aged 15–64 were employed in December 2018, the highest female employment rate