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
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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