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Profile of each income group by gender of household reference person

Income inequalityInequalityWho is affected?

Families with a female reference person generally have lower incomes than those with a male reference person. The two charts below show the profile of each income group by the gender of the household reference person. 

2019-20

This chart shows that a clear majority (70%) of households in the highest 20% income group had a male reference person.

2017-18

This chart shows that the majority (71%) of households in the highest 20% income group had a male reference person.

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