This month: 2018-19 Tax Statistics from the ATO, types of business in Australia, how many young people, and the average age of mothers and babies.

Statistics releases in July

If you are interested in any of the forthcoming releases or datasets, please contact the Parliamentary Library to discuss in more detail.

Note: Accurate at time of release.

What's new

Australia’s Youth (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare)

• Did you know . . .

In 2020, an estimated 3.2 million young people aged 15–24 lived in Australia, making up 12% of the whole population. The proportion of young people relative to the Australian population will remain much the same until 2066. In May 2020, around 9 in 10 young people aged 15–24 were engaged in education and/or employment (88% or 2.8 million)—4 percentage points less than in 2019 (92%).

Article:  COVID-19 and the impact on young people

Characteristics of Australian Business, 2019-20 (ABS)

• Did you know ...

The proportion of businesses that reported having received any government financial assistance increased from 13% in 2018-19 to 78% in 2019-20. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, federal, state/territory and local government initiatives were put in place to support businesses. These initiatives included (but are not limited to): JobKeeper Payment Scheme; JobMaker Hiring Credit; Supporting Apprentices and Trainees; and Boosting Cashflow for Employers. By industry, the proportion of businesses that reported receiving any government financial assistance ranged from 86% in Arts and Recreation Services, 79% in Construction, 63% in Mining to.

Source: ABS.Stats, Government financial assistance received by industry by employment size

Australians mothers and babies (AIHW)

• Did you know . . .

In 2019, the rate of women aged 15–44 giving birth was slightly lower than a decade ago (57.6 per 1,000 women in 2019 compared with 64.6 per 1,000 in 2009). The average age of women who gave birth has increased from 30.0 years in 2009 to 30.8 in 2019. The proportion of women who report smoking at any time during pregnancy has fallen from 14% in 2010 to 10% in 2019.

Baby outcomes, Antenatal period, Labour and birth, Indigenous mothers and babies  

Closing the Gap Dashboard (Productivity Commission)

The Dashboard includes the 4 Priority Reform areas and 17 socioeconomic outcome areas as specified in the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. Each area has at least one agreed target indicator and a number of supporting indicators. Includes data on health, early childhood, education, employment, crime, housing, social and emotional wellbeing, safety etc...

Statistics of the month

Taxation Statistics, 2018-19

The latest taxation statistics were released recently by the Australian Tax Office (ATO). The ATO release a wide range of statistics from tax returns and related schedules for the 2018–19 income year. It covers individuals, companies, superannuation (super) funds, partnerships and trusts.

Selected data is available by states and territories and postcodes. Data by Commonwealth Electoral Division (calculated by the Parliamentary Library) is available on request.

Table 1: individuals—median and average key items by sex, 2017–18 and 2018–19 income years

Source: Australian Tax Office, Snapshots, table 4

1. Taxable income includes individuals with taxable income equal to 0.
2. Net tax does not include individuals with net tax equal to 0.
3. Super account balance does not include super accounts with balance equal to 0.

Table 2: individuals—top 10 occupations, 2018–19 income years

Source: Australian Tax Office, Snapshots, table 5

Interested in finding out what the latest statistics are telling us about the Australian economy and population?

Each month the Parliamentary Library will publish a Flag Post listing new reports on a wide variety of topics. The list will include important upcoming releases from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) as well as other research organisations and government departments.