Individuals – 100 People statistics

If the 14.3 million individuals who lodged tax returns for the 2017–18 income year were represented as 100 People:

We received tax returns from 51 males and 49 females from across Australia:

• 31 from New South Wales
• 25 from Victoria
• 20 from Queensland
• 11 from Western Australia
• 7 from South Australia
• 2 from Tasmania
• 2 from the Australian Capital Territory
• 1 from the Northern Territory
• 1 from overseas or an unknown address.

We received tax returns from five different generations:

• 8 from generation Z (born from 1996 to 2009)
• 35 from generation Y (born from 1980 to 1995)
• 32 from generation X (born from 1963 to 1979)
• 20 from baby boomers (born from 1946 to 1962)
• 5 from the silent generation (1945 or earlier).

People lodged their tax returns in different ways:

• 70 through a tax agent
• 29 using myTax
• 1 by paper.

We received tax returns from people in all sorts of occupations:

• 24 were blue collar workers
• 39 were white collar workers
• 16 came from the service sector
• 21 didn't specify their occupation or had no occupation.

31 people claimed a deduction for a donation they'd made to charity.

5 people declared capital gains.

63 people claimed work-related expenses, of whom:

• 20 claimed under $500
• 10 claimed between $500 and $1,000
• 33 claimed over $1,000.

16 people earned rental income:

• 10 had a net rental loss
• 6 had a net rental profit.

After we assessed the tax returns:

• 76 people received a refund
• 17 people owed tax
• 7 balanced perfectly.

10 people operated a business in their own name, of whom:

• 8 made a profit.
• 2 made a loss

If we rank our 100 people by their taxable incomes:

• people with the top 3 taxable incomes paid 30% of all net tax
• the next 6 paid 18% of all net tax
• the next 30 paid 40% of all net tax
• the next 37 paid 12% of all net tax
• the final 24 didn't pay any tax.

See also:

• Individuals detailed tables
• Individuals postcode maps
• Individuals sample files