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.