Australia - Poverty gap

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%)

Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Australia was 0.400 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 0.800 in 2003, while its lowest value was 0.300 in 2008.

Definition: Poverty gap at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $1.90 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1981 0.500
1985 0.600
1989 0.500
1995 0.600
2001 0.600
2003 0.800
2004 0.400
2008 0.300
2010 0.300
2014 0.400
2016 0.300
2018 0.400

Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%)

The value for Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Australia was 0.500 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.900 in 2003 and a minimum value of 0.400 in 2008.

Definition: Poverty gap at $3.20 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $3.20 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1981 0.700
1985 0.800
1989 0.600
1995 0.800
2001 0.700
2003 0.900
2004 0.600
2008 0.400
2010 0.400
2014 0.400
2016 0.400
2018 0.500

Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%)

The value for Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) (%) in Australia was 0.60 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 37 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.10 in 2003 and a minimum value of 0.50 in 2008.

Definition: Poverty gap at $5.50 a day (2011 PPP) is the mean shortfall in income or consumption from the poverty line $5.50 a day (counting the nonpoor as having zero shortfall), expressed as a percentage of the poverty line. This measure reflects the depth of poverty as well as its incidence.

Source: World Bank, Development Research Group. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income economies are from the Luxembourg Income Study database. For mor

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Year Value
1981 1.00
1985 1.10
1989 0.90
1995 1.00
2001 0.90
2003 1.10
2004 0.70
2008 0.50
2010 0.50
2014 0.60
2016 0.50
2018 0.60

Classification

Topic: Poverty Indicators

Sub-Topic: Poverty rates