Labour market statistics (income) reports on information about income collected annually from the Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS). It provides information about individual and household income, including wages and salaries, self-employment, and government transfers income, both at an aggregate level and for subpopulations of interest.
| Quarter | Women | Men | Total |
| Jun-98 | 400 | 614 | 518 |
| Jun-99 | 420 | 620 | 520 |
| Jun-00 | 420 | 633 | 536 |
| Jun-01 | 442 | 649 | 550 |
| Jun-02 | 450 | 667 | 566 |
| Jun-03 | 479 | 684 | 586 |
| Jun-04 | 494 | 713 | 606 |
| Jun-05 | 513 | 760 | 639 |
| Jun-06 | 550 | 786 | 671 |
| Jun-07 | 575 | 820 | 710 |
| Jun-08 | 600 | 863 | 730 |
| Jun-09 | 633 | 874 | 760 |
| Jun-10 | 660 | 900 | 777 |
| Jun-11 | 666 | 921 | 800 |
| Jun-12 | 680 | 951 | 806 |
| Jun-13 | 710 | 960 | 844 |
| Jun-14 | 740 | 990 | 863 |
| Jun-15 | 756 | 1030 | 884 |
| Jun-16 | 800 | 1074 | 937 |
| Jun-17 | 828 | 1112 | 960 |
| Jun-18 | 863 | 1150 | 997 |
| Jun-19 | 901 | 1151 | 1016 |
| Jun-20 | 949 | 1187 | 1062 |
| Jun-21 | 960 | 1247 | 1093 |
| Jun-22 | 1055 | 1320 | 1189 |
| Jun-23 | 1140 | 1400 | 1273 |
| Jun-24 | 1197 | 1458 | 1343 |
| Quarter | Women | Men | Total |
| Jun-99 | 2 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Jun-00 | 2 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Jun-01 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| Jun-02 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 |
| Jun-03 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| Jun-04 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 2.3 |
| Jun-05 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 4.5 |
| Jun-06 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 6.1 |
| Jun-07 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| Jun-08 | 4.3 | 5 | 4.2 |
| Jun-09 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| Jun-10 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| Jun-11 | 2.4 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Jun-12 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| Jun-13 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
| Jun-14 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.9 |
| Jun-15 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| Jun-16 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.1 |
| Jun-17 | 4.6 | 2 | 3.9 |
| Jun-18 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| Jun-19 | 3 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| Jun-20 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
| Jun-21 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Jun-22 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| Jun-23 | 7.8 | 7 | 6.7 |
| Jun-24 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6 |
| Quarter | Gender pay gap |
| Jun-98 | 16.2 |
| Jun-99 | 15.2 |
| Jun-00 | 14 |
| Jun-01 | 13.1 |
| Jun-02 | 12.3 |
| Jun-03 | 12.5 |
| Jun-04 | 12.7 |
| Jun-05 | 14 |
| Jun-06 | 12.1 |
| Jun-07 | 11.9 |
| Jun-08 | 12.5 |
| Jun-09 | 11.5 |
| Jun-10 | 10.6 |
| Jun-11 | 10.3 |
| Jun-12 | 9.1 |
| Jun-13 | 11.3 |
| Jun-14 | 10 |
| Jun-15 | 11.7 |
| Jun-16 | 12 |
| Jun-17 | 9.7 |
| Jun-18 | 9.6 |
| Jun-19 | 9.3 |
| Jun-20 | 9.5 |
| Jun-21 | 9.1 |
| Jun-22 | 9.2 |
| Jun-23 | 8.5 |
| Jun-24 | 8.2 |
| Quarter | Median weekly income |
| Jun-00 | 313 |
| Jun-01 | 340 |
| Jun-02 | 350 |
| Jun-03 | 370 |
| Jun-04 | 394 |
| Jun-05 | 420 |
| Jun-06 | 450 |
| Jun-07 | 478 |
| Jun-08 | 480 |
| Jun-09 | 490 |
| Jun-10 | 489 |
| Jun-11 | 498 |
| Jun-12 | 500 |
| Jun-13 | 525 |
| Jun-14 | 560 |
| Jun-15 | 581 |
| Jun-16 | 600 |
| Jun-17 | 623 |
| Jun-18 | 675 |
| Jun-19 | 708 |
| Jun-20 | 665 |
| Jun-21 | 770 |
| Jun-22 | 848 |
| Jun-23 | 921 |
| Jun-24 | 959 |
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