Quality of life · Income & wealth
As at 13 October 2026 · official data unless labelled
Do households have enough, and how evenly is it shared?
Household disposable income per person (incl. public services)
2024Household disposable income per person, including public services, was A$72,268 (US$50,629 at purchasing power parity) in 2024, up 2.27% on the previous reading (US$49,503, at purchasing power parity).
In Australian dollars at the World Bank's household-consumption purchasing power parity for 2024: A$1.427 per US$. The OECD builds this figure with the PPP for all individual consumption (including public services such as health and education), which the World Bank does not publish; the household-consumption rate used here differs from it by about 2%.
It is above its 10-year average of US$48,924 at purchasing power parity, which is a better reading than usual.
Across 30 OECD countries (2024), Australia ranks 7th best of 30 on household income, above the median of A$62,119 (US$43,519 at purchasing power parity).
Why it matters. Income after tax and transfers, including the value of public services such as health and education: the OECD's main measure of material living standards.
What's driving it
3 of 4 under pressureOn target or better than usualWorse than usualOutside the target bandA level, neither better nor worseBars show how far each reading sits from its benchmark: left of centre below it, right above it.