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Table 1 Average and median* weekly income, transfer payments and tax liability by labour

From: The personal and national costs of mental health conditions: impacts on income, taxes, government support payments due to lost labour force participation

Labour Force Status

Weekly income AU$ (£) received by individuals

Weekly transfer income AU$ (£) received by individuals

Weekly tax liability (includes Medicare levy) AU$ (£) paid by individuals

 

Mean

SD

Median

Mean

SD

Median

Mean

SD

Median

Employed fulltime, no chronic health condition

1 507 (£829)

33 575

1 226 (£674)

9 (£5)

1 082

0 (£0)

344 (£189)

11 746

223 (£123)

Employed part time, no chronic health condition

657 (£361)

11 714

559 (£307)

28 (£15)

1 661

0 (£0)

78 (£43)

3 066

30 (£17)

Not in labour force due to depression

367 (£202)

6 147

286 (£157)

228 (£125)

3 563

254 (£140)

15 (£16)

1 143

0 (£0)

Not in labour force due to other mental health conditions

312 (£172)

4 705

310 (£171)

274 (£151)

3 952

281 (£155)

0 (£0)

27

0 (£0)

  1. *all results given in 2009 Australian dollars (AU)