{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"au-gini-index","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-gini-index","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/au-gini-index/","title":"Australia Gini Index (Income Inequality) (2020)","description":"Australia's Gini Index (Income Inequality): 33.8 index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) in 2020, -1.5% vs 2018.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Australia","2020"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Australia","temporal_coverage":"1981/2020","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2020","variable_measured":"Australia Gini Index (Income Inequality)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SI.POV.GINI?locations=AU"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1981–2020"},{"label":"Observations","value":"13"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Australia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Australia (2020)","value":"33.8","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-1.5% vs 2018"}},{"label":"Change vs. prior observation","value":"-1.5%","unit":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"13","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Australia Gini Index (Income Inequality)"}],"observation_count":13,"observations":[{"period":"1981","value":31.3},{"period":"1985","value":32.5},{"period":"1989","value":33.2},{"period":"1995","value":32.6},{"period":"2001","value":33.5},{"period":"2003","value":33.5},{"period":"2004","value":33.1},{"period":"2008","value":35.4},{"period":"2010","value":34.7},{"period":"2014","value":34.4},{"period":"2016","value":33.7},{"period":"2018","value":34.3},{"period":"2020","value":33.8}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2020","value":"33.8","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2018","value":"34.3","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2016","value":"33.7","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2014","value":"34.4","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2010","value":"34.7","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2008","value":"35.4","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2004","value":"33.1","yoyChange":"-1.2%"},{"year":"2003","value":"33.5","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2001","value":"33.5","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"1995","value":"32.6","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"1989","value":"33.2","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"1985","value":"32.5","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"1981","value":"31.3","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the Gini coefficient of income inequality in Australia over time. Lower values indicate more equal income distribution. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2020. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1981–2020 (13 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 35.4 index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) in 2008 and reached its lowest recorded value of 31.3 in 1981. The latest reading of 33.8 in 2020 represents a change of -0.5."}]}