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Poverty Lines: Australia

Published by Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne
Online ISSN: 1448-0530
Frequency: Quarterly
Current Issue: September 2009

Poverty Lines: Australia is a quarterly newsletter that updates the Henderson Poverty Line as defined in the 1973 Commonwealth Commission of Inquiry into Poverty. The Poverty Lines is standard reference material for those concerned with social welfare policy in Australia. Minimum income levels required to avoid a situation of poverty are presented for a range of family sizes and circumstances. The updated Poverty Lines take into account changes in the average income level of all Australians, reflecting the idea that poverty is relative. Each issue includes a table indicating changes in the purchasing power of the poverty line and a table comparing welfare payment levels with poverty lines of various family types.

Time of Release

Quarter to which poverty line refers	Approximate time of release
March quarter	July of the same year
June quarter	October of the same year
September quarter	February of the following year
December quarter	April of the following year