This graph shows the rate of poverty by location. It shows that poverty is significantly higher among people living outside capital cities than those who live in capital cities.
2017-18: The rate of poverty among people living outside capital cities is 13.8% using the 50% median income poverty line and 22.3% using the 60% median income poverty line; while the rate of poverty among people living inside capital cities is 13.13.5% using the 50% median income poverty line and 20.3% using the 60% median income poverty line.
2015-16: The rate of poverty among people living outside capital cities is 14% using the 50% median income poverty line and 24% using the 60% median income poverty line; while the rate of poverty among people living inside capital cities is 13% using the 50% median income poverty line and 20% using the 60% median income poverty line.