Am I rich in Australia?
Enter your household income after tax. See your percentile — and what it actually means.
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National median
$52,500
Top 10% threshold
$112,000
Top 1% threshold
$248,000
Income distribution in Australia
Each bar is a slice of Australia households. The dashed lines mark the median and the top 10%.
What the numbers actually say
To join the top 10%, earn about 2.1× the median.
About 2.1× the typical household in Australia.
60% of Australia lives between $31,000 and $87,200.
If you're in this band, you're 'normal' — by the data.
The top 1% earn 4.7× the typical household.
It's a gulf, not a gap.
Cross $142,000 and you've outearned 95% of Australia.
The top 5% starts here.
The average ($61,800) sits well above the median.
A few very high earners pull the mean up — the median is the truer middle.
A top-10% household earns 5.0× the bottom 10%.
The full spread of Australia, in one number.
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