This figure shows the percentage of all people in poverty from 1999-00 to 2022-23. It shows how the rate of poverty declined from 13.4% in 2017-19 to 12.1% in 2019-20, then rose to 12.4% in 2020-21, and even further to 14.1% in 2021-22.

The poverty line used is 50% of median income, taking account of housing costs. The lower (dark blue) line shows poverty rates measured using the pre-2007 ABS income definition, while the higher (red) line is based on the post 2007 income definition; the data shown is from the ABS Survey of Income and Housing. The light blue line shows poverty as measured using the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey from the Melbourne Institute.’