Q. Thinking about yourself personally, what is the minimum you could comfortably live on per week (including rent/mortgage, food, energy and clothing)
Total | Aged 18-34 | Aged 35-54 | Aged 55+ | Inc. less than $600 pw | Inc. $600- $1,000 pw |
Inc. $1,000- $1,500 pw |
Inc. $1,500- $2,000pw |
Inc. more than $2,000 pw | |
Less than $300 per week | 6% | 10% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 5% | 3% | 10% | 7% |
$300-$400 per week | 14% | 18% | 10% | 15% | 22% | 11% | 12% | 9% | 13% |
$400-$500 per week | 19% | 19% | 15% | 24% | 25% | 26% | 23% | 18% | 12% |
$500- $750 per week | 24% | 21% | 26% | 25% | 25% | 28% | 24% | 29% | 19% |
$750- $1,000 per week | 15% | 14% | 19% | 12% | 7% | 18% | 12% | 16% | 21% |
$1,000- $1500 per week | 7% | 5% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 11% | 7% | 11% |
More than $1500 | 4% | 3% | 6% | 1% | – | 1% | 3% | 2% | 8% |
Don’t know | 11% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 8% | 7% | 10% | 8% | 7% |
Average | $660 | $600 | $740 | $595 | $515 | $610 | $680 | $640 | $765 |