Australia: charity recipients' poverty rates by income source

In 2022, 80 percent of respondents receiving assistance from the Salvation Army and whose main income source was Centrelink payments were living below the poverty line in Australia. Around 22 percent of respondents in full-time employment were living below the poverty line in the same year.

Share of people receiving charitable assistance living below the poverty line in Australia in 2022, by income source

Income source	Share of respondents
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Release date

July 2023

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Region

Australia, Australia and Oceania

Survey time period

November to December 2022

Number of respondents

1,725 respondents

Age group

18-78 years

Special properties

respondents accessed assistance from The Salvation Army emergency relief services in the past 12 months

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The poverty line (based on 50% of median household after-tax income) is 489 Australian dollars a week for a single adult and 1,027 Australian dollars a week for a couple with two children.

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